Finance
Ideas and insights about finance from MIT Sloan.
Our top 5 ‘Working Definitions’ of 2023
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Cultural detox, portfolio agility, and three other ideas that stood out this year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to leapfrog competitors by partnering with xTechs
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Four ways established companies can partner with xTechs to accelerate digital transformation and outperform the competition.