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Social Networking’s impact is obvious but is it positive or negative?

October 29, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Angela Diaco What’s the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? Check your Facebook? Email? The weather? You can know where everyone is, what they’re doing, and what is going on in the world before you even brush your teeth! But is all this technology and “connectedness” necessarily a [...]

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Vice President of Boston Federal Reserve defends Fed action to Bentley

October 22, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Daniel Caponetti The Federal Reserve System has taken substantial public criticism recently stemming from its role in the severe global economic crisis of the past few years. With this in mind, the Economics Department brought in Dr. Jeffrey C. Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of [...]

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Hot stock tip: Open your eyes to what’s around you

October 22, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Justin Daniel Lawlor As Warren Buffett would say, “If you don’t understand it, don’t do it.”

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The party is over for the credit rating agencies (Part II of II)

October 8, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Francisco Olivera Dubón One of the most important words in our financial system is trust. Without trust people would not deposit money in banks, banks would not do business with each other, and nobody would lend to anybody. Investors also rely on trust.

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Even at the college level, start planning for retirement

October 8, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Justin Daniel Lawlor Everyone wants to retire to a life of leisure and financial stability. After all, the “American Dream” must end in some manner. You work hard, buy a home, establish credibility through merit, raise a family, and at sixty-five you retire to a beach house, careless days of golf, and freedom [...]

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A modern banking recap: Bailed-out, acquired, or bankrupt

October 1, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Justin Daniel Lawlor One year ago, in the month of September of 2008, the financial landscape as we knew it was completely reformed. If there was one word to describe the events of last September, it would be pandemonium. Within a four day time frame, from September 15-18, Merrill Lynch was sold to [...]

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Stop talking and start acting: How to begin investing today

September 24, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Justin David Lawlor Here at Bentley- one of the nation’s premier undergraduate business schools- it might not be so uncommon to hear students asking: “Hey, I have some money that I am looking to invest. How do I buy shares of stock? And what stocks should I buy?”

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The party is now over for the credit rating agencies (Part I of II)

September 24, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Francisco Olivera Dubon Few businesses are as lucrative as the credit rating agencies. They sell a service that institutions must purchase by law, when they issue bonds. Competition is scarce as all bond issues must be rated by at least two agencies (three companies dominate the industry).

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Managing risk to maximize value: are you a saver or gambler?

September 17, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Francisco Olivera Dubón Retail investors typically view the stock market as either place to play with their money, like in a casino, or as a place to grow their savings by investing. The “gamblers” like to trade stocks rapidly and dream of investing in the next Microsoft. They like to brag when they [...]

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Google Voice set to revolutionize the average phone experience

April 30, 2009 Features

Written by: Ian Markowitz Google has always been a company which has created sensational products which are almost always free.

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A summer internship that “insured” good experience and fun

April 30, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Mike Haggerty Anthony (Tony) Panetti, like many other Bentley students, went out to find a coveted summer internship, securing a position last summer with Travelers Insurance. The technical name of his position was Financial Management Leadership Development Program Intern.

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Hedge funds: Are the managers a group of geniuses, villains or idiots?

April 30, 2009 Marketplace

Written by: Francisco Olivera Dubón When the media, market commentators and government officials attempt to isolate one group of people or entities as the main villains of the financial crisis, hedge funds and their managers have often been wrongfully singled out.

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