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Irrational Optimism

No doubt many of you (myself included) will dutifully report to our students that the historical average return for large stocks is about 12% which corresponds to a risk premium of around 8%. (keeping math simple 😉 (see virtually any investment text for these numbers)) However, Dimson, Marsh, and Staunton report that this is probably an overly optimistic number. Not because the expected … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Elroy Dimson, Mike Staunton, Paul Marsh | Sources: FinanceProfessor.com, Social Science Research Network (SSRN) | Subjects: Finance, Industry Specific | Industry: Investing

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

Executive summary of a presentation on reforming health care made by Professor Michael Porter at a Harvard Business School Publishing Virtual Seminar.

Content: Case Study | Authors: Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, Michael E. Porter, Thomas A. Stewart | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Healthcare

Flight for Survival: A New Business Model for the Airline Industry

To pare down their colossal operating costs, giant U.S. and European carriers must restructure the hub-and-spoke system and eliminate complexity.

Content: Case Study | Authors: Jürgen Ringbeck, Markus Franke, Tom Hansson | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Airlines