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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.
November 27, 2018
The Rise of the Impact Investor
So you want to put your money where your values are. Then the latest in growing investment trends – impact investing – might be for you.
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The Rise of the Impact Investor
November 26, 2018
Don’t Make a Resolution. Ask Yourself This Question Instead
Maryland Smith’s Oliver Schlake has a question for you. He wants to ask you this: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ll do next year?
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Don’t Make a Resolution. Ask Yourself This Question Instead
November 21, 2018
Natural Gas Is the Next Price To Watch
While consumers experience the effects of oil price volatility at the gas pump, there’s another energy market force that’s stealthy and poised to dent bank accounts in 2019. It’s natural gas.
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Natural Gas Is the Next Price To Watch
November 15, 2018
Survive Holiday Travel, With Tips From the Experts
Maryland Smith faculty share their best travel hacks, from traveling early to the best ways to tolerate traffic, to make your holidays easier.
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Survive Holiday Travel, With Tips From the Experts
November 14, 2018
What To Watch As Pharma Prices Take Center Stage
Pharmaceutical prices are poised to become a central issue for the next Congress, potentially forcing lawmakers to consider at least two factors that coincide with America’s higher-than-average drug prices.
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What To Watch As Pharma Prices Take Center Stage
November 14, 2018
Two Things You Should Do This Year To Save Money on Taxes
It’s probably never too soon to start thinking about tax season. Particularly this year, says Maryland Smith’s Samuel Handwerger.
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Two Things You Should Do This Year To Save Money on Taxes
November 7, 2018
Teaching Finance the Maryland Smith Way
Short-term thinking hurts companies. But finance students at Maryland Smith learn a different approach. They focus on value maximization, not profit maximization.
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Teaching Finance the Maryland Smith Way
November 7, 2018
What the Midterm Election Means for Stocks
The stock market was taking the election in stride, beginning a rally that could extend through next year. Maryland Smith's David Kass explains three reasons why.
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What the Midterm Election Means for Stocks
November 2, 2018
How Shareholder Primacy Wards Off Short-termism
Companies have built-in incentives to avoid short-termism. But they fall into the myopia trap when they confuse value creation with income maximization.
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How Shareholder Primacy Wards Off Short-termism
November 2, 2018
Here’s What’s Missing From the Shareholder Primacy Debate
Critics come down hard on shareholder primacy. But Maryland Smith professor Michael Faulkender says people err when they overlook risk/reward economics.
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Here’s What’s Missing From the Shareholder Primacy Debate