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Three Things: Preparing for Financial Crisis

In this Three Things video, Darden Professor and Dean Emeritus Robert Bruner discusses how we know crises will recur and how we can personally prepare for them. 

Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Should Care?

Considering the high probability that an individual will require long-term care in some form or another, is an LTC insurance plan the best approach?

Buy Low-Growth Firms

Darden Professor Michael Schill discusses a surprising investment strategy: Buy low-growth firms. Firms expanding their assets bring a lower annual return.

Watch Out for Fairy Tale Returns

Darden Professor Rich Evans' research on mutual fund incubator bias demonstrates the dangers of choosing an investment based on past success.

BizBasics: ‘What Is Diversification?’

Darden Professor Rich Evans discusses the benefits of diversification in smoothing out the volatility of individual investments.

BizBasics: ‘Credit Card Sense’

In this video, Darden Professor Greg Fairchild discusses the credit card, what it can do for the consumer, and what it sometimes does to the consumer.

BizBasics: "The Rule of 72 - Behind the Math"

In this finance lesson, you will learn the "Rule of 72," a method for estimating the time it will take for an investment to double.

Pick the Perfect Time to Call: Why Time of Day Matters When Communicating About Earnings

Is there a change of conversational tone that occurs depending on the time of day an earnings-related call is made? And if so, why does it happen?