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Podcast Interview on 401(k) Plans and Behavioral Finance Trends

Steve Shu Consulting

I do draw from some insights and activity that is occurring in other areas of the financial services market (e.g., Save(d) by Design Loss Aversion Calculator (personalized finance tool) Personalized Pension statement Personalized video technology with live action. advisors, consultants, recordkeepers, investment only).

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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

He applied for a financial manager job at Disney and was one of 1400 candidates. Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. He talks about his exciting career journey, which started at the Naval Academy, then to British Petroleum, and finally to Disney.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. Here are a few examples of how the field of behavioral economics has touched business in my corner of the world relative to behavioral finance: Voya Financial – [link].

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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 to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. How can you boost your financial acumen? ” Joe Knight, a partner and senior consultant at the Business Literacy Institute and the coauthor of Financial Intelligence , says that an absence of financial savvy is “career-limiting.”

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5 Recommended Courses To Develop Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

Check out this video to hear Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School talk more in depth about the free courses that they offer. Corporate Finance Essentials. Well, here is our common suggestion: acquire hard skills, and study corporate finance to do so. IESE Business School.

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Managing Overwhelm

Jacq Hackett Consulting

You realise it’s the end of the quarter and you still haven’t figured out a system for sorting out your finances. Tip four: Engage a bookkeeper to take care of all the financial administration side of running your business. If you’re looking to avoid some common beginner’s mistakes, sign up below for my free video training series.