Ideas Made to Matter Finance

How retirement saving incentives amplify wealth gaps in the U.S.

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Betsy Vereckey

White employees receive nearly twice as much in employer and tax subsidies for retirement saving than Black and Hispanic workers.

Feb 1, 2024

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Ideas Made to Matter Cryptocurrency

How crypto investors behave — and why the industry needs regulation

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Betsy Vereckey

Two new MIT Sloan research papers explore how retail traders deal in crypto and why Terra Luna crashed in 2022.

Dec 4, 2023

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Alumni Finance

An Obligation to Deliver Knowledge, Advance Careers in Finance

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Andrew Husband

Hong Ru, MFin ’10, PhD ’15, and Juno Wei Chen, MFin ’10, are grateful for the chance to give back to the place where they met and set off on their respective career paths.

Nov 20, 2023

Couples miss out when they fail to coordinate retirement benefits

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Betsy Vereckey

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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