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SC Johnson College BusinessFeed

The Rundown: News highlights from the week of April 20

A concise collection of recent expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

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Earn Into Wealth offers guideposts to wealth building

Kaya Ladejobi, MBA ’13, founded Earn Into Wealth, a financial planning firm for Gen X and Y women, URMs and HENRYs (High Earners Not Rich Yet).

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Dyson BusinessFeed

What makes nontraditional finance nontraditional?

Dyson faculty discuss major farm lending models, the volume of nontraditional finance, and a case study on vendor credit and farm financial stress.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Present Value: Eswar Prasad and Andrew Karolyi discuss emerging markets and cryptocurrency

Present Value interviews Eswar Prasad and Andrew Karolyi, Cornell economics professors with expertise in emerging markets and finance.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Under the Influence: How behavioral contagion can drive positive social change

Others’ choices affect our own and have enormous economic, social, and environmental consequences, argues Robert H. Frank in his new book.

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Cybersecurity: Crimes and consequences

As hacking threats grow in sophistication, here’s a look at what companies are doing to protect themselves and their clients.

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Investing for good

Mubadala Ventures investor Alaa Halawa focuses on early-growth, deep-tech life science companies that are disrupting traditional industries.

Scott D. Stewart, MBA ’83, PhD ’85, is a clinical professor of finance and accounting at Johnson and faculty co-director of the Parker Center for Investment Research. Book cover: Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice
Johnson BusinessFeed

Portfolio Management: a definitive guide

Scott Stewart and his co-authors, all quantitative experts, drew on their experience as money managers for Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Park Perspectives: A quarter at the Cornell Tech campus

Matt Ford details his experience in the fintech intensive at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.