Ideas Made to Matter Accounting

Why cash is still king for these chief financial officers

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Bank collapses in 2023 caused financial executives to reexamine their cash management strategies. Here are five tips from CFOs on the front lines.

Dec 20, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Social Media

Our top 5 ‘Working Definitions’ of 2023

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Cultural detox, portfolio agility, and three other ideas that stood out this year.

Nov 30, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Couples miss out when they fail to coordinate retirement benefits

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Better communication between spouses could translate to saving an average of almost $700 more every year, new MIT Sloan research shows.

Nov 7, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

A Nobel economist’s take on bank behavior, bailouts, and policy

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Robert C. Merton shares his views on Silicon Valley Bank, interest-rate risk, and the need for an accurate assessment of financial policy.

Oct 17, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Financial Markets

Is this new forecasting model better than machine learning?

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Relevance-based prediction can be used in finance, politics, and sports for more accurate forecasting.

Sep 19, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

SEC chair Gary Gensler’s 2020 paper details 5 concerns about AI and finance

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Highlights from Gary Gensler and Lily Bailey’s “Deep Learning and Financial Stability” outline five ways AI could lead to future financial crises.

Aug 30, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Economics

Mario Draghi says war, inflation ‘didn’t come out of nowhere’

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Economist and former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi said he expects the war in Ukraine to send inflation higher. Tensions with China aren’t helping.

Jun 21, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Financial Markets

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce is not a fan of interventionism

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The Security and Exchange Commission’s Peirce shares views on climate-related disclosures, payment for order flow, and cost-benefit analysis for rulemaking.

May 15, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

After SVB, what’s next for regional banks? 3 takeaways from MIT Sloan

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Four MIT Sloan economists on lessons learned and next steps after the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic.

May 10, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

4 ways to close the homeownership gap

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Experts share ideas on how to reduce the homeownership gap between white and minority households and create more equality in the housing market.

Apr 19, 2023
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