Risk Management
Ideas and insights about risk management from MIT Sloan.
How crypto investors behave — and why the industry needs regulation
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Two new MIT Sloan research papers explore how retail traders deal in crypto and why Terra Luna crashed in 2022.
Young firms lose big when new equipment is scarce
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New research reveals that cash-constrained companies suffer the most when supply chain disruptions delay the production and delivery of new equipment.
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.
Does regulation hurt innovation? This study says yes
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Firms are less likely to innovate if increasing their head count leads to additional regulation, a new study from MIT Sloan finds.
A risk management playbook for organizational resilience
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How do you manage risk and rebound rapidly when catastrophic events strike? MIT Sloan experts offer a systematic approach to organizational resilience.
MIT Sloan research on finance and investing
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As markets churn, ground your investing decisions with insights on mutual funds, options markets, target date funds, fintech, DeFi, and more.
Study finds mutual fund disclosures are unnecessarily complex
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Retail investors often make poor choices when selecting mutual funds. Are complex disclosures to blame?
Retail investors lose big in options markets, research shows
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Retail investors are playing an outsized role in options markets. New research sheds light on how their behavior affects prices — and how much investors stand to lose.
Study: Firms equipped for remote work fare better
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Remote work practices help companies hedge against operational risk, and are tied to more IT investment in general.
Wall Street gurus: How to invest in a volatile market
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Nobel Prize winner Robert Merton and other financial luminaries weigh in on target date funds, value stocks, and finding opportunity in crisis.