Wells Fargo Faculty Fellow, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Wealth Management program John Banko shares insights on loan consolidation. Read his tips, including the pros and cons of debt consolidation loans and mistakes to avoid when taking out debt
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Gen Z retailer SHEIN eyes 2022 U.S. IPO, in what may be the first big Chinese firm to list in the U.S. since last summer
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter says SHEIN’s position as an online-only retailer could hamper any IPO plans it might have. “There is a good chance that a U.S. IPO will never happen for the company,” he said, given its digital business
Stock Market Volatility Dampens IPO Market Predictions for 2022
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his expertise with Inc., noting January’s stock-market performance signals a significant shift in the once sky-high expectations for fast-growing companies to go public. Read more in the full Inc. story.
SPAC linked to Trump’s venture outperforms others in sector
Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story about how shares of the blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with former President Donald Trump’s social media venture have outperformed every other special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), despite
5 charts to remember if the stock market crashes in 2022
Research insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story about the stock market reaching extremes several times during its long journey upward, while also making a mockery of those who attempt to predict when it has reached a
Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member
Zuckerberg’s move is unsurprising because founders across Silicon Valley are increasingly keeping an iron grip on their companies even when they go public, according to Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter, who studies corporate governance and tech IPOs. Read more of
With rate increases looming, investors dump shares of money-losing companies
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter provides his expertise on unprofitable traditional IPOs delivering lower first-day returns in 2021. Read the full story from the Wall Street Journal.
The SEC’s concern about unicorns misses the point
Research data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this opinion piece that advises instead of increased oversight of large private companies, the agency should make it easier for startups to go public. Read the full piece from Bloomberg. [Subscription required.]
Of course GameStop is doing NFTs
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
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