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Risk & Reward

Risk & Reward

(Well, mostly risk) For our readers who’d like to brush up on A(c) = -u”(c)/u’9(c) or R(c) =-cu”/(c)/u’(c) or even portfolio theory as methods of determining one’s level of risk aversion, with apologies, that’s not what we’ll be doing here. As much as we’d like to get...
Confluence

Confluence

How mergers and acquisitions come about — or don’t In the first half of this year, we saw mega-mergers unfold — most prominently AT&T/Warner Media and Discovery in May, in a $43 billion deal. And major acquisitions, notably Amazon’s acquisition of MGM, also...
The Times Call For New Vessels To Navigate New Waters of Finance

The Times Call For New Vessels To Navigate New Waters of Finance

Navigating the currents and eddies of finance was never easy, but the complexities of today’s markets have increased the challenge — and potentially the reward. There’s a lot to know, a lot of new tools to use and avenues to explore. Let’s take a look. This is how...
Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Marketing in recovery won’t look the same Once the pandemic hit companies worldwide, marketers—the revenue generators, the customers’ closest ally, the barometers of ever-changing wants and needs—went into panic mode. That led to impromptu survival tactics and...
A Moving Year

A Moving Year

Real estate is one of the industries leading the COVID-19 economic recovery, but that industry resurgence is not universal. “Shutdown and strong snapback have occurred in certain real estate sectors. Others are still in survival mode and recovery mode,” said longtime...