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

Consulting Matters

Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001.

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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking

Tom Spencer

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. In simple terms, asset management firms are the ‘manufacturers’ of investment products (e.g., clients can purchase iShares on the RBC Wealth platform).

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Asset Management – Industry Overview (Part 1 of 4)

Tom Spencer

These asset classes can include public equities/stocks, fixed income/bonds, money markets, commodities, infrastructure, real estate and alternative strategies – including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. As such, asset manager performance tends to be correlated with stock market performance. Franklin Resources.

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Wealth Management: Building and Protecting Fortunes

Tom Spencer

A client’s risk tolerance will tend to increase in proportion to their income and investment experience, and decrease inversely in proportion to their age, family or health problems, number of financial dependents, and market volatility. He studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

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The Transformative Power of AI in Business

Tom Spencer

For example, in industries like finance and accounting, AI-powered systems can process invoices, perform data entry tasks, and generate financial reports with minimal human intervention. This data-driven approach can enhance agility and enable businesses to respond in real time in rapidly changing markets.

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How the Insurance Industry Can Push Us to Prepare for Climate Change

Harvard Business

It might seem, then, that private insurance can be of little help in addressing climate change. There’s concern that for-profit insurers won’t want to insure risky properties, and that individuals won’t have the wherewithal to buy insurance plans in the first place. Dating back to at least F.

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Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)

Harvard Business

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. And it is truly fascinating.

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