Topic: finance

So Much for ‘Lehman Sisters’: Ina Drew Was Pressured To Take More Risks

So Much for 'Lehman Sisters': Ina Drew Was Pressured To Take More Risks

It’s become a long-standing joke in the conversation about women in the financial sector: If Lehman Brothers was Lehman Sisters, could the whole financial crisis have been averted? Everyone from Arianna Huffington to Alliance Trust CEO, Katherine Garret-Cox has used the punchline to demonstrate that we need more gender balance on Wall Street. But does the resignation of Ina Drew show that women are just as capable of risky behavior that can seriously damage companies and markets? More »

Thinking In A Foreign Language May Make You Better At Your Job

Thinking In A Foreign Language May Make You Better At Your Job

According to new research, people make more rational decisions when they think things through in a foreign language. Humans tend to be risk averse and will stay away from attractive business decisions as a result. But when they think in a foreign language they are less afraid of risks because you are using the more analytical side of the brain. Forget business school, just order Rosetta Stone.
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Warren Buffett Announces He Has Cancer, Assures Shareholders It Won’t Impact His Work

Warren Buffett Announces He Has Cancer, Assures Shareholders It Won't Impact His Work

Business titan Warren Buffett released a statement today to the shareholders of his company announcing he has Stage 1 Prostate Cancer. Buffett, the chairman, CEO and primary shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, said he will begin a two-month radiation program in mid-July, and that though his travel schedule may be restricted his usual routine should be otherwise unaffected. More »

Greg Smith’s Letter May Have Hurt Goldman Shares, But Does He Really Expect A Culture Change?

Greg Smith's Letter May Have Hurt Goldman Shares, But Does He Really Expect A Culture Change?

I don’t know if I will ever look at muppets the same way again. Yesterday, Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith wrote a scathing resignation letter as a New York Times editorial, in which he criticized his employer for breeding a corporate culture of greed and excess and treating clients terribly. But didn’t we already know that the was nature of Wall Street? People in Idaho know Wall Street is corrupt. Two-year-old children, who haven’t even seen the film Wall Street, know the reputation. What does Greg Smith really expect his grandiose address to do? More »

Warning! Being An Investment Banker May Cause Insomnia, Alcoholism And Eating Disorders

Warning! Being An Investment Banker May Cause Insomnia, Alcoholism And Eating Disorders

According to new research, investment banking may be hazardous to your health. We know that sitting in an office all day is already not great for our health but investment bankers seem to have to deal with a whole other bag of tricks. A University of Southern California researcher found insomnia, alcoholism, heart palpitations, eating disorders and an explosive temper in some of the roughly two dozen entry-level investment bankers she shadowed fresh out of business school. Every individual she observed over a decade developed a stress-related physical or emotional ailment within several years on the job, she says in a study to be published this month. Great. So for women in addition to having to deal with a male-dominated investment banking environment, you may now develop a drinking problem.
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Whitney Houston Was In Financial Ruin When She Died

Whitney Houston Was In Financial Ruin When She Died

Whitney Houston’s death at the age of 48 on Saturday shocked the world. She was once the Queen of Pop but in the last 10 years she had become a shadow of her former herself as she battled substance abuse and could not get her career back on top. It also turns out she was in financial ruin when she died. Whitney Houston was really no longer in business at the time of her death. More »

10 Companies That Are Great For Women To Work For

10 Companies That Are Great For Women To Work For

The National Association for Female Executives just came out with its list of the top 50 companies for women to work for. Women make up 23% of board of directors members at NAFE companies versus the 16% of women on boards at Fortune 500 companies. These companies employ more than 3.6 million people in over 16 different industries. We picked out 10 of our favorite that represent how NAFE Top 50 Companies are putting advancement programs in place and building healthy cultures to help women keep and advance to top positions. Here are 10 companies that are great for women to work for. More »