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The Wharton School launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60M gift from Bruce I. Jacobs

The transformational donation is the largest single gift in the School’s history.

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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook

Ahead of the Fed’s latest economic outlook, Penn Today spoke with Wharton’s Patrick Harker and Penn Arts & Sciences’ Harold Cole to unpack inflation, interest rates, and labor trends.

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Mark Dingfield named executive vice president at Penn

As executive vice president, Dingfield will oversee Penn’s business and administrative operations, including finance, investments, human resources, information technology, facilities and real estate services, audit, public safety, and more.

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Wharton’s Siegel sees a lot of positives for stocks

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses positives that could drive U.S. stocks higher.

Huan Tang on the financial power of data-sharing among firms

In her study, “Data as a Networked Asset,” assistant professor of finance at Wharton Huan Tang finds that companies are connected not only by products or supply chains, but by the information they exchange.

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Annuities are looking good right now. So why aren’t people buying them?

A paper co-authored by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School suggests that when 401(k) plan holders turn 67 years of age, 20% of the value of their account over a $250,000 threshold should automatically convert into an income annuity.

Does financial literacy decline with age?

A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell reveals an alarming drop in financial and health literacy levels for older men and women over the span of 12 years.

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How to prevent student loan delinquency

Wharton’s Katy Milkman and Robert Kuan find that simple, inexpensive “nudges” can help prevent delinquencies among student loan borrowers.

18 must-read books for finance professionals in 2025

In his book “Think Again,” Adam Grant of the Wharton School emphasizes adopting a scientist’s mindset towards curiosity and new data.

There are two sources of consumer fears; tariffs and layoffs, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses markets, tariffs, and AI uncertainty.

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