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Risky Business

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Cameras flashed as reporters jostled for position. This was the biggest story of the year: Kenneth Lay was surrendering to the FBI. Slapped with a slew of charges alleging he falsified statements to hide billions in losses, Lay’s arrest marked the end of Enron’s empire.

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Aspire to be Inspired

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Last August I was at a landfill site in So Paulo, Brazil. It had been a dump where people sorted through garbage looking for valuable items so they could put food on their tables.

Examining B-School Rankings: What the Fine Print and Numbers Reveal

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Looking at the proliferation of business school rankings may make you feel like you’re staring down an IRS tax form. They’re complex, constantly changing, and often confusing. In fact, there are now more major business school rankings than major accounting firms. So why are there so many different rankings? What is the school ranked and why? Administrators and faculty are often asked these questions. The problem is, the answers are not simple and are rarely consistent over time. Nonetheless, examining the fine print and contrasting the perspectives of some of the most prominent rankings provides some answers and valuable insights. 

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Q&A Maximizing Your 401K

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More than 20 million Americans are counting on their 401(k) investments to help see them through retirement. Some predict that 401(k) holdings will grow from $500 billion to more than $2 trillion by 2006.1 