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The $50-million secret to hiring a pension manager

Jan, 2023 | Article

Who sits on a pension board — and their personal views on compensation — can influence whether funds pay managers market rate...or not.

Bad news or no news? When losses are certain, investors opt to ignore their account

Nov, 2022 | Article

What is the “ostrich effect”? And does making info easier to find help us fight our instincts to bury our heads in the sand?

Here’s what happens the day after the clocks change

Oct, 2022 | Opinion

Daylight savings time has an impact on the stock market, part of a larger phenomenon in which the biological effects of sleep changes have negative implications across the wider economy.

Cryptocurrency for the cautious business leader

Oct, 2022 | Podcast

It was not a good year for cryptocurrency. But professor Andreas Park says despite the ill tidings, businesses should keep an eye on the space, or risk missing out on game-changing technology.

People talk; investors are no different

Sep, 2022 | Article

Friendly advice, social media brags, office gossip — investing is a social activity. What does that mean for returns?

Quantifying the impact of news on stock price changes

Aug, 2022 | Article

Is no news good news? New research suggests that the volume of coverage around a company can have a big impact on its stock prices.

Higher-cost mutual fund buys often pay off

Jul, 2022 | Article

A new study from Susan Christoffersen, dean of the Rotman School of Management, challenges the notion that active investing isn't worth the higher price tag.

When it comes to investing, the rich are (almost) like us

Jul, 2022 | Article

How do millionaires spend their cash, and where do they turn for financial advice? New research sheds light on their investment habits.