Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares data for this opinion piece from Matt Levine, who advises public companies that are in a position to attract meme-driven retail investors to “lean into meme stuff.” Read more in this piece from Bloomberg. [Subscription
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Warrington professor awarded for distinguished service in premier real estate finance association
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Robert A. Connolly, Adjunct Professor of Finance and Real Estate, is the 2022 recipient of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) George Bloom Award. Connolly is the third member of Warrington’s faculty to receive
Investors lose ground in fight against supervoting shares
A record 32% of US companies went public with dual-class structure last year, analysis from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shows. See more of Ritter’s insights in this story from Financial Times. (Subscription required.)
The SPAC boom hasn’t guaranteed winners
“For the 262 SPAC mergers that were completed during 2020 and 2021, the average stock price on Dec. 31, 2021, was $8.70, considerably below the average price of more than $10 per share at which the stocks traded at the
How to be a good coworker
Enjoying your job stems from more than just the work you do. Anyone who’s experienced having a great coworker or having a not-so-great coworker can attest to how critical it is to have positive relationships with the people you spend
Rural broadband remains scarce across north central Florida. Here’s what that means for people without it
Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Mark Jamison lends his expertise to this story about the challenges in providing broadband access to rural communities – specifically, the two major issues in government spending that attempted to curb the
3 top finance textbooks share the same home – UF’s Warrington College of Business
What do some of the world’s leading finance textbooks have in common? Besides critical lessons on topics ranging from financial management to investments to real estate valuation and a majority of the market share on academic finance literature, these textbooks
2021 Is in the Record Books: A Year of Memes, Crypto, and Stock All-Time Highs
Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story recapping the 2021 markets, including the record $118 billion in gross proceeds from operating company initial public offerings. Read more in this story from Barron’s.
A Booming Startup Market Prompts an Investment Rush for Ever-Younger Companies
Research data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about how investors in 2021 pumped a record $93 billion into early-stage U.S. startups through Dec. 15, triple the amount from five years before. Read more insights about the 2021
A Lavish Tax Dodge for the Ultrawealthy Is Easily Multiplied
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares insights in this story about a 1990s-era tax break, once aimed at small businesses, that has become a popular way for Silicon Valley founders and investors to avoid taxes on their investment profits. Read
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