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Share the Wealth

February 16, 2024 | Private equity (PE) doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation for treating employees well. Instead, buyout deals usually spur strict cost-cutting and layoffs, providing strong returns for investors in PE funds.

Finance 101

February 15, 2024 | Baylor University is a private, Christian university about 95 miles south of Dallas, with strong athletic programs. But now, it’s getting known for its stellar endowment performance.

Bond Rally Goes Poof

February 14, 2024 | And just like that, they’re gone. No, that’s not a Valentine’s Day musing about the one who got away. Rather, we’re talking about bond market gains since investors got hooked on the prospect of rate cuts in 2024 amid the Fed’s December meeting.

America’s Shipbuilding Problem

February 13, 2024 | One of America’s great strategic assets during World War II is long gone: its shipbuilding industry.

Illegal Index Funds

February 12, 2024 | Should index funds be illegal? It’s more of an intellectual question than a serious one. For example, the U.S. stock market couldn’t really function if 100% of investors held all their money in S&P 500 index funds, at least not as any useful tool for allocating capital.

Hollywood Economics

February 11, 2024 | The film industry isn’t all glamorous. For every big hit that makes hundreds of millions — like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie,” countless films go virtually unheard of.

Secret Sauce

February 10, 2024 | Wouldn’t the office be better if we all took a collective coffee break?

Sam Altman’s $7 Trillion Plan

February 9, 2024 | Sam Altman, CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, has probably never been criticized for a lack of ambition. His latest endeavor is, to say the least, quite ambitious.

The Big Review

February 8, 2024 | McKinsey has warned about 3,000 of its consultants that their performance was “unsatisfactory” and must improve. Otherwise, they could be removed from the company.

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Unreasonable Hospitality

July 21, 2024 | Will Guidara has redefined the meaning of hospitality. His approach, which he calls "unreasonable hospitality," goes beyond the expected service norms to create unforgettable experiences that resonate with guests long after their meal ends.