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The lifeblood of a business school is its faculty, and at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business our faculty members are inspiring, supportive and world-class. We are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Our teaching and research equips students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.
March 18, 2020
Is the ETF Boom Stoking Market Volatility?
Do ETFs contribute to market volatility? New research may hold the answer.
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Is the ETF Boom Stoking Market Volatility?
March 17, 2020
What’s Your Personal VaR?
Managing your own investment risk like a bank can provide a way to quantify your appetite for risk under a wide range of outcomes in a consistent and easily understood manner.
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What’s Your Personal VaR?
March 12, 2020
In the Eurozone, a Familiar Worry Over a New Disease
What will the pandemic mean for the future of the eurozone? It’s a new fear with familiar echoes.
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In the Eurozone, a Familiar Worry Over a New Disease
March 12, 2020
Don't Touch Your Face. Or Your Stocks.
For investors concerned about market uncertainty invoked by the coronavirus: Don’t touch your face and certainly don’t touch those stocks.
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Don't Touch Your Face. Or Your Stocks.
February 19, 2020
The Trouble With Being Public in Emerging Markets
You'd think the world’s major multinational, publicly traded firms might have an advantage across the developing world over privately owned rivals. Not so, according to new research. And the reason why is a bit surprising.
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The Trouble With Being Public in Emerging Markets
February 13, 2020
Is It Time To Refinance Your House?
With mortgage rates recently falling to a three-year low, maybe you’ve been wondering whether it might be time to refinance. Our expert has the math to help you decide.
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Is It Time To Refinance Your House?
February 13, 2020
3 'Under the Radar' Stocks To Watch Amid Coronavirus
The outbreak of coronavirus is being felt around the world – including in the stock market. For some assets, the news won't be all bad.
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3 'Under the Radar' Stocks To Watch Amid Coronavirus
January 30, 2020
Why Declining Population Growth Is Reason To Worry
The U.S. population had expanded a mere 0.5% last year, the least in a century, weighed by a steadily falling birth rate and a sharp decline in immigration. Here's what that means for the economy – and what policymakers can do about it.
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Why Declining Population Growth Is Reason To Worry
January 30, 2020
Do Institutional Investors Have An Edge on News?
Research finds no advantage, just superior skills for institutional investors when it comes to reading and reacting to news with stock trades.
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Do Institutional Investors Have An Edge on News?
January 24, 2020
What GE CEO Culp Is Getting Right
Analysts may disagree on General Electric stock prospects, but there’s one thing they do seem to agree on: the effectiveness of CEO Larry Culp.
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What GE CEO Culp Is Getting Right