Finance
Letting Banks Know Who’s Got the Power to Pay
Each year in the U.S., more than $15 billion of overdue credit card debt goes into collections. But it doesn’t…
The New Work-Work-Life Balance
Young workers are increasingly taking on side gigs in hopes of advancing professionally. Experts offer some tips for managing them. By…
10 Tips for Business Success in 2019
Research tips from Texas McCombs will improve your workday and sharpen your focus. Last year’s business insights can lead to this…
Blockchain Conversation Needs a Change
Why we should stop talking about blockchain ideals and start talking about economics By London Gibson Blockchain has been a…
Alumni Profile: Different Dream
Anish Malpani, BBA ’12, dropped his corporate job in New York City to work for a nonprofit fighting poverty in…
Alumni Profile: Dual Degrees
Twins Kory and Kyle Davison, both BBA ’18, shared everything growing up — Now, they share their employer and alma mater. By Jenna…
Blockchain Innovation
McCombs takes a global role in research and development of groundbreaking new crypto-technology By Steve Brooks When the doors to…
MSBA Hits No. 3 in World, MSM No. 7
Four master’s programs at McCombs hit high marks in the 2019 QS Global Masters Rankings and Global MBA Rankings The…
Vote McCombs for SXSW 2019
The University of Texas at Austin hopes to send business faculty and alumni experts as featured speakers — on everything from Blockchain…
Politicians Who Pass on PACs Get More From CEOs
Business PACs have gotten a bad name, but banning their campaign contributions could have worse side effects. Candidates who refused…
Professor John Griffin Named VP of Western Finance Association
Finance Professor John Griffin McCombs School of Business Professor John Griffin has been named vice president of the Western Finance Association,…
Is Your Partner Wrecking Your Financial Literacy?
How relationship roles shape a lifetime of money know-how for better — or for worse Based on the research of Adrian Ward When…
Why Politicians Spend Billions on Wasteful Economic Development Incentives — and Love It
Richard Florida, the bestselling urban development author and senior editor at The Atlantic, talked with Professor Nathan Jensen about his…
Stanford Stock Pitch Competition Won by BHP Students
A team of McCombs School of Business students won Stanford University’s inaugural stock pitch competition Angela Yang, Catherine Cheng, Eric…
University Securities Investment Team Wins First Place at USC Value Investing Conference
USIT placed first in this month’s USC Value Investing Conference Eric Sun, Nick Marchenko, Dhruv Dhuper, Bryan Goh, and Joseph…
The Role of the Investor Relations Officer
Investor relations officers play a low-key but crucial role in a firm’s image on Wall Street — and on its financial success.…
Who Me, an Inside Trader? Four Ways to be Guilty of Illegal Stock Trading
Some argue that insider trading has its positives, but in most of the developed world, it is severely frowned upon…
Economics, not Regulations, are Killing Coal Plants
Despite government efforts to boost coal plants, a new UT study finds they’re on their way out, and the U.S.…
Our Electric Future
In a new multidisciplinary study, researchers find the answer to our electric future is blowing in the wind — and burning natural…
Q&A: New Study Finds Wind and Natural Gas Cheapest for New Power Plants
In a new multidisciplinary study, 23 UT researchers find the answer to our electric future is blowing in the wind — and…
Bitcoin Is Hip, Cool, and Nothing New
Cryptocurrencies are technologically alluring and addictingly cool. History tells us neither quality makes bitcoin a wise investment — a lesson illustrated by…
Successful Sales Pitch
Students came asking for help, and John Goff, leader of one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate companies, responded…
Tax Reform, Explained — Well, Some of It
Lawmakers are talking about tax reform, tax cuts, and something called budget reconciliation. Here’s what it means and where we stand.…
Protecting Your Retirement From Market Volatility
Your savings don’t have to bottom out even if the market does. McCombs investment experts explain how to safeguard your funds.…
The Right Ticker Symbol Can Mean Bigger Stock Returns
Some ticker symbols are easily recognizable while others look more like alphabet soup. New research says the right combination of…
The Myth of the Obsolete Accountant
There’s a persistent rumor that in the not-so-distant future, technology will replace accountants. Nothing could be further from the truth. By…
The Threat of Exit: How Investors Manage Management
Institutional investors exercise their power behind the scenes, and those private talks come with potent threats. By Steve Brooks On…
Fixing Finance’s Embarrassing Paradox
Why it’s time to rethink how corporate finance is taught, according to a business school professor By Adrienne Dawson A…
When No One’s Looking, Merging Firms Manipulate Earnings
When one company acquires another, it often promises that higher earnings will result. Do firms conspire to pump up those…
Q&A: Does Public School Choice Make Schools Better?
Cities from Dallas to Boston to San Francisco use public school choice methods for matching kids to campuses, but policy…
Americans: Living Rich, Retiring Poor
What you will need to retire, and why so many in the U.S. are financially unprepared for the future By…
Hurricane Season Could Bring Higher Energy Prices
In addition to causing millions of dollars in property damage, hurricanes also create volatility in the prices of oil and…