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Should You Add Crypto to Your Retirement Account? Experts Weigh In

"There's potential for growth, but there's also big downside risk. So it really depends on how much risk the individual is willing to bear," Reena Aggarwal, professor of finance…

May 29, 2025

Research and Insights

The Edge: From Bitcoin to Banking: The Rise of Crypto

Whether individuals are pro or anti-crypto there is one consensus: the industry needs clearer regulations. In her latest research, Associate Professor Vicki Wei Tang investigates…

May 27, 2025

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3 Smart Things to Do Now If Your Money Is Part of the Capital One Merger With Discover

James Angel, finance professor at Georgetown University, says that the time it takes for the two banks to integrate is hard to guess. "I tend to think of Capital One as a fairly…

May 20, 2025

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Surging Stock Made Palantir’s Alex Karp $6.8 Billion Richer Last Year—And One of the Best-Paid CEOs

“Yes, it’s real money, but it’s not liquid cash immediately,” said Rohan Williamson, professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of.…

May 6, 2025

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Trump Told People to Buy. Hours Later, His Tariff Pause Sent Markets Soaring.

Typically, cases of potential market manipulation are first investigated by exchanges, including Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange, whose investigators look for trading…

April 10, 2025

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Inside the Klarna-Affirm Rivalry Reshaping One of the Biggest Fintech IPOs

As part of the deal announced this month, Klarna entered into an arrangement that would allow OnePay, which is backed by the retailer, to buy 15.3 million shares in the Swedish…

April 1, 2025

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Silicon Valley Bubble Risks Heighten as Investors Pile Into Funds That Bet on a Single Buzzy Startup

“In venture capital, a few winners deliver all the results,” said Sandeep Dahiya, professor of finance at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “SPVs are a single…

March 28, 2025

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Klarna is Ready to Ride the IPO Roller Coaster

"Klarna is in a unique position with great revenue growth and the recent partnership with Walmart," said Reena Aggarwal, director of the Georgetown University Psaros Center for…

March 19, 2025

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What’s Next After Senate Banking Committee Advances Stablecoin Regulation Bill

Jim Angel, an associate professor of finance at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, weighs in on the Senate Banking Committee advancing the GENIUS Act…

March 17, 2025

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Trump’s Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect

Jim Angel, associate professor of finance, joins FOX 5's DMV Zone to discuss the potential impacts of. …

March 5, 2025