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How to Find the Right Influencers

Influence is happening at all levels across social networks online and marketers are scrambling to figure out the best people to target to spread their messages. New research has a better way to find them.

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Cold Chain

Pfizer’s COVID vaccine must stay super cold – between -112° and -76°F. Here's what that means for the vaccine supply chain.

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Getting to the Bottom of Discount Rate Variation

New research is important for understanding which economic forces might move expected stock returns in the first place.

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Why it Takes More Than Just Good Timing to Succeed in the Market

Some traders time the market, others look for signs to get the most bang for their buck. But what’s the best method? Both, says new research.

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High Time for Changing How Pot Is Taxed?

Fifteen states now have legal medical and recreational pot use, 21 have legal medical use, and just 14 say cannabis is not legal for any reason.

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Name that Sector: Poised for Comeback After Two Tough Years

The year 2018 saw a pretty robust economy in the United States. But one sector slid about 1.7%, adjusted for inflation. Any guesses which one?

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Not Making New Year’s Resolutions This Year?

Although this is a moment, if ever there was one, to give yourself a pass on a full-scale, full new year resolution, you can still set meaningful goals that can help you in the year ahead.

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The Issue Companies Have With Moving Up

New research shows service providers at the lower end of the value chain mostly find that their efforts to move up yield limited success.

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What Online Retailers Get From Recommendation Lists

New research shows with online shopping, retailers’ use of recommendation systems increases their overall sales and consumer click-throughs and conversion rates. The effect is greatest for mobile shoppers.

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How To Make Better Decisions Without All the Information

How do you make good decisions when you don’t have all the information in front of you? New research lays out a framework to learn from indirect or incomplete information to make better decisions.

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16 Stocks To Watch in 2021

Maryland Smith’s David Kass has made his list and checked it twice. And he’s adding a few new stocks to his expanded semi-annual 'nice' list of 16 stocks to watch.

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How Climate Disasters Impact Investment Decisions

Living through a climate-related disaster can be a harrowing experience for anyone. For professional money managers, it can even impact their investment decisions.
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