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Voluntary financial disclosures can prove powerful for activist investors

Activist investors always face the challenge of convincing other shareholders that their agenda will actually increase the value of the targeted firm. To combat the issue, they often release public disclosures in hopes of persuading others. Eccles School Assistant Professor of Accounting Jordan Schoenfeld recently analyzed these disclosures — and their consequences. Check out his findings in The CLS Blue Sky Blog, the Columbia [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:46:37-06:00April 13th, 2018|

Eccles School faculty weighs in on Trump’s visit to Asia

Lee Boam spent years as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service before becoming an assistant professor at the David Eccles School of Business. That expertise has led Chinese news outlet the Epoch Times to turn to Boam for analysis of President Donald Trump's recent visit to Asia. Read the interview by visiting the Epoch Times. The article is in Chinese, but you can [...]

Jerry Norton2018-02-27T17:00:18-07:00November 29th, 2017|

Utah company defying the odds with four generations of family ownership

The odds of a family business surviving into a fourth generation are long, but one Utah business has managed to keep the company rolling for more than 100 years. Less than 10 percent of businesses like this will have that kind of longevity, David Eccles Professor Bill Schulze told The Salt Lake Tribune. Read the full history of the company — and excellent commentary [...]

Jerry Norton2018-02-27T17:06:39-07:00November 28th, 2017|

“Not your grandmother’s county anymore,” according to Gochnour

Utah County's population is expected to swell to 1.6 million by 2065. And that means now is the time to plan for smart growth, according to Natalie Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute here at the David Eccles School of Business. “It’s not your grandmother’s county anymore. It’s not your grandfather’s county anymore," she told the crowd at the Utah Valley [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T11:40:10-07:00October 4th, 2017|

How big of a factor should annual fees be in your credit card choice?

How big of a factor should an annual fee be when you are choosing a credit card? It depends on the situation, Professor Himanshu Mishra tells WalletHub, though in most cases a no annual fee card is the best choice. Get the rest of Mishra's tips in the full article from WalletHub.

Jerry Norton2018-02-27T17:12:05-07:00May 16th, 2017|