Financial Services

Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co
Whether shareholders benefit from a separate chairman and CEO depends more on context than on corporate structure, David F. Larcker and Brian Tayan find.
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A Stanford theoretician of financial risk looks at how to fix the "pipes and valves" of modern finance.
Cofounder of Kiva, Jessica Jackley
The cofounder of a microlending outfit says entrepreneurs need to "wake up each day and say, 'Now what?'"
It’s simple, says the Nobel Prize winner: To get greater returns for retirement, be mindful of investment costs – and don’t look to the market for sympathy.
Graduate students from around Stanford use this dedicated space to try out start-up business ideas, and learn from them.
A trader reacts on the IG Group
Two scholars explain what could happen next in Nicosia — and the rest of Europe.

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Over time, financial statements of public corporations show more losses, intangibles, and earnings restatements, which lower their value for predicting corporate bankruptcies.
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A team of scholars studies the link between emotions and investment behavior.
Elizabeth Blankespoor, Stanford GSB's assistant professor of accounting
New research finds support for valuing bank securities at current market value.
Nightly Business Report -
02.15.13
Stanford GSB's Stefan Nagel explains how living through a bear market influences personal finance.

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Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co
Whether shareholders benefit from a separate chairman and CEO depends more on context than on corporate structure, David F. Larcker and Brian Tayan find.
Wall Street sign
A Stanford theoretician of financial risk looks at how to fix the "pipes and valves" of modern finance.
Cofounder of Kiva, Jessica Jackley
The cofounder of a microlending outfit says entrepreneurs need to "wake up each day and say, 'Now what?'"
Graduate students from around Stanford use this dedicated space to try out start-up business ideas, and learn from them.
A trader reacts on the IG Group
Two scholars explain what could happen next in Nicosia — and the rest of Europe.

China's flag
Investors in China discuss "me-too technologies" and what's hot in the VC world.
Men yelling in protest.
An economist shows how financial innovation can help reduce ethnic violence.
James Gutierrez
James Gutierrez, MBA '05, discusses how he built Progreso Financiero, where he gets his best ideas, and the best advice he's ever received. 
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How Scholarship Can Help Alleviate Extreme Poverty
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Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Edward P. Lazear puts today's economic recovery in historical context.

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It’s simple, says the Nobel Prize winner: To get greater returns for retirement, be mindful of investment costs – and don’t look to the market for sympathy.
A NASDAQ window sign
Over time, financial statements of public corporations show more losses, intangibles, and earnings restatements, which lower their value for predicting corporate bankruptcies.
3-D image of DNA
A team of scholars studies the link between emotions and investment behavior.
Elizabeth Blankespoor, Stanford GSB's assistant professor of accounting
New research finds support for valuing bank securities at current market value.
Research on derivatives concludes they can add to a company’s leverage and market value.
Anat Admati, professor, Stanford GSB
How, and why, Stanford's Anat Admati took on the banking system.
Guy accessing information
New research by Ilan Guttman explores how information disclosure can affect financial panics.
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New research indicates it is even higher than you might think.
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A Stanford research team proposes changes to credit default swaps to lower the risks of sovereign default.
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Why bankers like leverage—and what that could mean for the global financial system.

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