Optimism in the Phoenix housing market
Optimism prevails in the Phoenix real estate market, according to expert Mike Orr, speaking at the Economic Club of Phoenix. Overall supply, which has been low, is now 77 percent of normal and rising fast, he said. But demand is 99 percent normal, which means prices are rising.
Study: Divesting from fossil fuel firms could cost colleges billions
Major universities that rely on large endowments could be hit hard by the recent shift towards divesting from fossil fuels.
Clawback provisions: Research shows the claws are not always sharp
In a USA Today article, Associate Professor of Finance Ilona Babenko reported on her research of 272 companies with clawback provisions.
Whom to vote for? Employees tend to follow their leader
Does your CEO influence your political views? You may be surprised by the staggering and perhaps alarming research findings.
Lesson of the century: Most US stocks can't even beat a T-bill
Research results reinforce the importance of portfolio diversification and show why many actively managed investments often underperform their benchmarks.
Diminishing returns: employee stock options in an acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions create and destroy massive amounts of money, and are hugely important to the financial world. Associate Professor of Finance Ilona Babenko’s recent research supplies a missing piece of the complex merger jigsaw puzzle.
Going private: Is it really a path to better performance?
A long line of academic research argues that privately owned companies should be better managed than their publicly owned counterparts. But recent research by Finance Professor Sreedhar Bharath calls this conventional wisdom into question.
Three approaches to valuing your business
Your business is thriving, but to continue to grow, you need capital. Before you enter the market, you need to know what your company is worth.
Finding the right financing for your business
Laura Lindsey, an associate professor of finance at the W. P. Carey School, is an expert on venture capital and private equity, governance and financial contracting.
Long term trends in Phoenix real estate market
The high volatility that electrified the Phoenix real estate market over the past few years has been replaced by something more like normality. Change is more gradual.