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  • February 1997 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

Smith Breeden Associates: The Equity Plus Fund (A)

By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel
In early 1997, Smith Breeden Associates, a money management and consulting firm, was pondering the future of the Equity Plus Fund. The Equity Plus Fund was an S&P enhanced-index fund that tried to outperform the S&P Index by replicating the index using low-cost... View Details
Keywords: Assets; Cash; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Mortgages; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Marketing; Performance; Consulting Industry
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

They show that funding loans to these borrowers lead to better economic outcomes for the borrowers and higher returns for the fintech platform. See Marco’s other research here , Dimuthu’s other research here , and Don’s other research here . More Info Stock View Details
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

the financial crisis, companies like New Century Financial or Countrywide Financial built their success by incentivizing their employees on volume--to sell as many mortgages as possible with little regard for quality—and the stock View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details
  • 17 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

style, and thus set prices that limit market penetration. The winning strategy diverges from this approach in almost every respect. When innovators develop products that people want to pull into their lives, they create View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Negotiating - Alumni

site also offers substantive advice on compensation and negotiation, current news affecting the labor market as well as a job and resume database. Homefair A comprehensive guide to relocation resources, including a salary calculator,... View Details
  • 25 Oct 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

requirement introduced by the Dodd-Frank Act for fintech lenders might serve the industry well, Di Maggio suggests. The law “forced the banks to actually make sure that the borrowers will be able to repay their loans.” “In the mortgage... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking
  • 14 Jan 2019
  • Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

Group to add healthier products to its lineup. When soft drink sales declined in 2010, shareholders criticized PepsiCo’s execution. Nooyi responded by beefing up PepsiCo’s marketing and strengthening her leadership team—but held firm to... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products
  • 30 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

it possible that a month before the collapse, rating agencies such as Moody's and Fitch still ranked the country and the bank investment grade credit? What can we learn? Why did real estate perform so differently than expected? Why are real estate View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate
  • 26 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 26, 2008

topic for future research. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-016.pdf Stability and Nash Implementation in Matching Markets with Couples Authors:Claus-Jochen Haake, Bettina-Elisabeth Klaus Abstract We consider... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

the 1920s Research Links Site Credits Introduction Financial crises have happened before, and - if history is any guide - they will happen again. One year after the subprime mortgage crisis, this Baker Library Historical Collections... View Details
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Compensation by Industry/Position/Location

Institute is a directory of various for-fee salary surveys available by region. PayScale.com Designed to help employees obtain accurate real-time information on job market compensation, the website allows individual employees to submit... View Details
  • 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

  PublicationsForward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance Authors:Nicolas P. Retsinas and Eric Belsky, eds. Publication:Brookings Institution Press and Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, 2011 Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jun 2009
  • What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

markets and in the case of the U.S., the dollar, and the Treasury's ability to borrow at reasonable rates of interest. But is all growth similarly useful? For example, is growth in the production of food, steel, or for that matter... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate
  • 03 Jun 2022
  • Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

hiring net, Choudhury points out. “There was a recent report that the diversity of [Twitter’s] workforce has gone up because of work-from-anywhere. If a company allows working from anywhere, then you can hire from anywhere,” he says. “You're no longer constrained to... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008

Marketing Input and Innovation Strategy Harvard Business School Note 508-090 This note develops a framework for considering the challenges of incorporating marketing input when setting innovation strategy.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

crisis of 2007-2009 and its causes and effects." 2. Current Sources of Risk The survey asked the participants a number of questions regarding current sources of risk to the financial system. Participants identified asset prices in several View Details
  • 07 Sep 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance
  • 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

Hervas-Drane Abstract—We analyze the implications of consumer privacy for competition in the marketplace. We consider a market where firms set prices and disclosure levels for consumer information, and consumers observe both before... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

track fixed income market volatility have reached their highest levels since March 2020; mortgage rates in the US have doubled since the start of the year; credit spreads are markedly wider; global equity... View Details