Briefs & Blogs

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | MIT Sloan’s Robert C. Pozen argues that many affluent investors may be over-allocated to bonds and could benefit from a more equity-heavy 90-10 portfolio, citing long-term stock outperformance, tax advantages, and the limits of bonds as protection during market downturns.

Advisory Board Chair and Center affiliate Bennett W. Golub is named a 2026 Fixed Income “Hall of Fame” honoree by the Fixed Income Analysts Society.

CBS NEWS - MoneyWatch | Professor Andrew W. Lo said that AI struggles with tax optimization, doesn't understand regulatory nuance and — unlike a human financial adviser — isn't subject to legal requirements...

VOX MEDIA - Today, Explained | Sloan Professor and GCFP Director Deborah Lucas weighs in on the Spirit Airlines bailout.

MARKETPLACE | By the time companies are discussing bailouts, "they're already toast, and you're just trying to resurrect them from the dead," said professor Deborah Lucas. Bailouts can have a bad reputation, she said, but there are some cases where there is some justification. That's why, Lucas adde...

The Golub Center for Finance and Policy (GCFP) at the MIT Sloan School of Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Simone Cavallaro as its new Executive Director.

CNBC - Squawkbox | Eric Rosengren discusses the Federal Reserve leadership transition, the importance of central bank independence, and how inflation and supply pressures are complicating the policy outlook.

Guest speaker Megan Greene of Bank of England, 4/13/2026.

At the 2026 MIT Sloan Investment Conference, Peter R. Fisher and Gary Gensler discuss how rapid investment in artificial intelligence, Federal Reserve leadership changes, and policy uncertainty are shaping the outlook for investors.

BLOOMBERG - The Close | MIT GCFP Visiting Scholar and former Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren discusses how the Iran war is affecting the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, and its implications for inflation, the labor market, and the 2026 rate path.