Future CFO

APRIL 15, 2020

Highlights of findings Based on data of nearly 13,000 Danish SMEs between 1996 and 2012, Bennedsen and his co-authors find that five-to-seven day hospitalisations sent firm profitability tumbling by 7% in the year of illness, the business school noted. . While “Do CEOs matter?”

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss Concentration Education Economics 40

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

If you do assume that markets will price away this excess profit, you then have the basis for the models that are used to value options and other derivative assets. Not only was this an indication of how dollar-centric much of finance education used to be, but also of how much faith there was that the US treasury was default-free.

Investments 80

Investments Currencies Treasury Hurdle Rate 80

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Michael: So, it sounds like part of the challenge was, you live in a large company environment where, as is common for a lot of them, they organized study groups of top advisors, of top producers, of those that are doing well and growing well, and driving the business profitably. In fact, we probably would have been much more profitable.

Planning 130

Planning Communication Profit and Loss Education 130

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And so, coming out of school, I studied Economics and Spanish Literature, and I applied to a — a program that actually targeted Liberal Arts majors. You have a background, undergraduate, your economics degree from Notre Dame, but you were dual-major Spanish language and Literature degree, how useful was that in Latin America?

Investments 116

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 116

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

in Western Europe, in Asia, India, Japan, this is just a tour de force education on how to invest in global real estate. And it became the most profitable private equity investment ever made and — it is true. MCCARTHY: — and end up in M&A on Wall Street. RITHOLTZ: Is that true? That’s amazing.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 61

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Construction Concentration 61

Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 13, 2023

During COVID, rather than just a monetary response, we saw a massive fiscal response, which seemed to have really helped across the entire economic strata, especially the middle class. We’re investing in profitable mid-market companies making 20 million, 25 million, 50 million EBITDA and needed capital in. I understand why.

Investments 57

Investments Banking Entertainment Valuation 57

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 11, 2023

ASWATH DAMODARAN, KERSCHNER FAMILY CHAIR IN FINANCE EDUCATION, NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: I’m glad to be back. They had the access to loss and excel really. And I think that’s a loss. To me, the core mission of universities should be educating the students who go through — RITHOLTZ: One would think.

Valuation 115

Valuation Education Finance Investments 115