Finance

What’s Ahead for the U.S. Housing Market in 2020?

Low interest rates and rising demand from millennials should bolster the market in the year ahead, even while housing supply continues to run short, say experts.

How Can SoftBank’s Vision Fund Restore Its Vision?

In the aftermath of the WeWork debacle, several potential issues suggest that the $100-billion-plus Vision Fund may have lost its vision. Wharton’s David Erickson recommends ways the fund can regain[…]

How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Pave the Way for Foreign VC Investments

Armed with knowledge and connections in their native countries, first-generation immigrants help open the door for venture capitalists to make investments abroad, according to new research coauthored by Wharton’s Exequiel[…]

Can India’s Economy Return to High Growth?

Gaurav Dalmia, chairman of Dalmia Group Holdings, a holding company for business and financial assets, spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about the Indian economy, opportunities and risks in private equity, and his[…]

How to Design an Effective Initial Coin Offering

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ICOs are catching on as a new way for startups to raise money. But most don't succeed. New Wharton research looks at how that can change.

Why Certain Major Asset Classes Still Trade Over-the-counter

Trading practices in OTC markets seem downright old-fashioned compared to centralized markets such as the NYSE. But several major asset classes, such as bonds, prefer over-the-counter. Research from Wharton and[…]

Can Fintech Make the World More Inclusive?

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The potential gains for the start-ups driving fintech are obvious. But the possibilities for extending financial services to the under-served are already being realized and can be extended further, notes[…]

Why a 1968 Paper Still Influences Modern Asset Management

A landmark 1968 paper discovered the relationship between earnings data and stock prices, revolutionizing Wall Street forever. This year, the paper's authors received Wharton's annual Jacobs Levy Prize.

Uncovering the ‘Hidden Figures’ of Venture Capital in Silicon Valley

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Author and journalist Julian Guthrie writes about the stories of four exceptional women VCs in her new book.

Why More Rate Cuts Could Help Prevent a U.S. Recession

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Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel interviews St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on monetary policy, economic growth, the inverted yield curve, the repo rate spike and more.

How One VC Cuts Through the Fintech Hype

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Blockchain is overhyped, cryptocurrencies are not feasible and cybersecurity is the biggest threat society faces, according to QED's Amias Gerety.

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