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Podcast Interview on Behavioral Investing: Managing the Emotions Behind Our Decisions

Steve Shu Consulting

So while investment markets are not currently very volatile, it is a good time for many people to get a fresh start and re-assess their situations. As another example, the younger generation thinks about finance and life very differently than older generations.

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Applied Behavioral Economics Rule of Thumb #5: Recognize the Possibilities and Perils of Anchors

Steve Shu Consulting

Shifting to the world of human behavior, one classic example of the impact of anchoring on judgments was done by Jacowitz and Kahneman, where they asked people to guess the height of the tallest redwood tree. For example, in another post , my colleague, Prof. customer discovery, customer validation, go-to-market).

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Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. For example, by increasing the age at which people are required to take minimum distributions from retirement, how might this affect other choices? For example, what impact might it have on how people think about claiming Social Security? See Shu et al.

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How to Win Your Consulting Case Competition

Tom Spencer

For example, if a case is related to business, it is likely to involve questions about finance and accounting, strategy, and marketing. You might choose a finance major, a marketing major, and a sociology major. For example, you may want to define roles early on, such as team lead, notetaker, and source validation.

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The Transformative Power of AI in Business

Tom Spencer

For example, businesses like Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, and Airbnb use AI-powered recommendation systems to suggest movies, videos, products, and rental properties based on a user’s browsing history, past purchases, and revealed preferences based on past behavior. These systems can suggest relevant products that customers are likely to enjoy.

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How the Financial World Adapts to Climate Change

Tom Spencer

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part I: Market Study Framework)

Tom Spencer

While you are reading those frameworks and related examples, keep in mind that no framework is the skeleton key to all case interviews. Having said that, we will now begin by exploring the framework which is most widely applicable in case interviews: the Market Study Framework. Chart 1 – Market Study Framework.