Last week, I spoke at FinCon, a conference for people who work in personal finance. My presentation was on Generation X and retirement, and I included a spiffy population pyramid showing that the generation is smaller than the age cohorts born before and after. And to my surprise, very few people in the audience were… [Read More]
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Category: Teaching Finance
Mexico: My upcoming trip, women and philanthropy, and other fun stuff
In March, I received word that I would be representing the University of Illinois at Chicago as the Fulbright-García Robles US Studies chair at the Universidad de Guadalajara for the winter semester. Along with escaping a Chicago winter, I will be teaching a course on business and American culture (FIN 435 in the UIC catalogue),… [Read More]
How can women break into investment management?
How can women break into investment management? It’s a tough question, because sadly, even at this late date, sexism persists in the investment industry. At the same time, job openings are becoming scarce because of the increased share of assets allocated to passive strategies. The move to passive will go away at some point. In the meantime,… [Read More]
Equations are the grammar of finance
One of my big challenges in teaching is to get students to think about equations as a way of communicating, as the grammar of finance, rather than as facts to be memorized. I learned how to crochet as a child, a thing I did with some friends to kill time in the summer. I’ve taken it… [Read More]
Managing cash flows for freelancers
Recently, I’ve seen several discussions on social media about managing cash flows for freelancers. Here’s what I know: Managing your cash flow is key to success in the long run. Cash flow is different from income – and ultimately more important. Cash flow is tricky to calculate and forecast, as any first-year accounting student or associate analyst… [Read More]
