Financial Markets

Having access to a wider variety of institutional investors allows companies to better maintain access to capital, research shows.

When investors cling to existing beliefs, they underestimate good financial advice and miss out on opportunities, new research finds.

Susan M. Collins discusses managing inflation and AI in finance.

When banks tighten lending standards following a shock, they can set off a chain reaction that can worsen and prolong a credit crunch.

New research provides insight on when and why investors rely on indexes or categories to make decisions rather than investigating each individual stock.

Generative AI has the potential to provide smart, tailored financial guidance, early research from MIT Sloan economist Andrew Lo suggests.

Large corporations like Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet hold complex financial portfolios. Many investors are not aware that these holdings expose them to additional risk.

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

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

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