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Halle Morse ’20 opens up about her journey from Broadway star to MBA candidate.

The number 1 rule for long-term individual investors picking funds used to be simple: look for low fees, also known as low expense ratios. Investors do get rewards from low fees; but they should also watch out for higher, hidden fees in the same funds, as well as strategies that lure investors into higher-priced products or into paying more for advice. Instead of asking about low fees alone, ask what you are paying over 10 years, including all fees. "What is the cost, all in, for 10 years?" said Eric Johnson, Director of the Center for Decision Sciences.

New Columbia Business School study finds that 26 percent of perpetrators of financial reporting misconduct – largely CEOs and CFOs – experience an overall gain.

DRO professor warns about red flags in the polio vaccine supply chain.

For years, retail studies director Mark Cohen has been predicting the demise of Sears — and drawing takeaways for today’s business leaders.

New Columbia Business School Study Finds Agreeableness and Trusting Tendencies Closely Associated with Vulnerability and Financial Hardship.

Even with a flawed democracy, the power of the American electorate matters.

Kaushik Kappagantula ’17 wants to ease poverty in rural India and thinks his company, Kheyti, can do just that.

Adam Michaels ’06 is responsible for tracking consumer behavior for some of the world’s most beloved snack brands.

 

Nobuchika Mori joins CJEB as a Professional Fellow.

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) recently issued a revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, which essentially acts as a constitution, setting the bounds for accounting standards worldwide. 

Once a poster child for lifting millions of people from poverty, Brazil is now battling rising earnings inequality — which is factoring into a presidential election.

Dean Glenn Hubbard and Professor Charles Calomiris on the economic fallout from President Trump’s first two years — and prescriptions for the next two.

Fox News has the greatest potential sway over US voters, but about a dozen media organizations have the power to swing a close election, says Andrea Prat, the Richard Paul Richman Professor of Business.

Being strategic with your career search can help you find the right role, faster.

A strong set of personal values yields dividends for everyone in an organization, says Paul Ingram, the Kravis Professor of Business. 

 

Healthcare Industry Association (HCIA) VP, Zenah Hasan'19, shares details of her discussion with Susan Hertzberg '97, Chief Executive Officer, Prelude Fertility, which includes her unique path through healthcare, insights on leadership in her current role, and advice for MBA students at CBS.