Daily Campus – This past fall semester, the UConn Stamford Campus began offering lessons to business students in the art of investing. The Student Managed Fund program grants young investors the opportunity to gain experience within the realm of financial risk-taking by managing a $500,000 portfolio, of course, under the close supervision of investment advisors.
Finance
Connecticut Casinos See Ongoing Slot Revenue Decline
Lamont Hints at New Budget Proposal
Jimmy Tang ’11 Chosen by Forbes as Among the Elite
Under any circumstances, alumnus Jimmy Tang‘s recognition by Forbes as one of the elite ‘Thirty Under 30’ leaders in the game industry would be remarkable. Continue Reading
Lessons in Investing
With Few Options, Lamont Considers Taxing Groceries
The CT Mirror – Gov. Ned Lamont wants to end Connecticut’s cycle of budget deficits, deliver property-tax relief and amass a fiscal bulwark against the next recession. But to do it, he may push wary legislators to extend the sales tax for the first time to groceries, medications and other long-exempt items.
Ashley DeCarlo: ‘I Don’t Want to Wish I’d Done More’
Ashley DeCarlo could best be described as unstoppable.Continue Reading
Ph.D. Candidates: From Writing Prose to Writing Pros
Hongfei Li, a Ph.D. candidate in Operations and Information Management, knows there’s more to writing a great research paper than just having a fascinating topic. Continue Reading
Video – What’s in Store for Retail in 2019?
NBC CT News – What’s in store for retail in 2019?
The Millionaire-with-a-suitcase: Man or Myth?
Hartford Business Journal – For Republicans — and many moderate Democrats — income and wealth migration is not only a very real threat, but a problem that’s already upon us as Connecticut increasingly raises taxes to cover surging pension costs.