Finance
Read about BYU Marriott's Finance program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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Professor Receives JFE Award for Finance Research
Finance professor Karl Diether took second place in the Journal of Financial Economics' Best Paper Prizes.
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Finance Students Set Sail for Real-World Experience
Katalin Bolliger’s first trip outside of the United States was just the experience she wanted—eight thousand miles away from campus and surrounded by tigers and elephants.
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KARL DIETHER ON BULKING UP THE FINANCE DEPT
It took ten years and three invitations, but last summer finance professor Karl Diether made the move from Dartmouth College to BYU’s Department of Finance.
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Making the A-List
Working at the Oracle Corporation, alum Liz Wiseman found herself constantly surrounded by intelligent people. But she noticed an ebb and flow—not of intelligence but of how leaders capitalized on or closed off that intelligence. One executive she coached was brilliant but shut down others, leaving their ideas untapped. Wiseman searched for something to share with this leader about the dynamic he was caught in but found nothing. “Someone needed to research how what leaders did either diminished or multiplied the intelligence of the people around them,” Wiseman says. “This seemed like a worthy pursuit, so I just did it.”
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MBA Finance Students Receive Stoddard Prize
Twenty-three MBA finance students received the Stoddard Award for academic excellence and service.
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BYU Team Wins ACG Cup Competition
A team of BYU MBA students bested competitors from across Utah to win first place in the ACG Cup Competition.
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A New Home for Your Nachos
During the housing collapse, the sweltering summer heat of Phoenix was no place for a young salesman pushing pest control. But for Adam Keys it was just the kind of pressure needed to get the creative juices flowing. “Nobody had money and nobody liked salesmen,” Keys remembers. It was then that Keys matched the perfect product with its target audience. “I sold No Soliciting signs door-to-door,” Keys says. “Eighty percent of people who would laugh when they opened the door would buy it.” But this wasn’t just funny business: the 2011 finance graduate paid his college bills, learned graphic design, and gained experience running his own company.
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Business Study Abroad Programs Highlighted in Kick-off Events
Students at BYU's Marriott School are gearing up for study abroad programs hosted by the Global Management Center.
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Senior vp Goes the Extra Mile Again and Again
Jeff Holdaway, a 1982 finance graduate, knew there was a way for him to combine his passion for business and law. After graduating from Columbia Law School in 1985 and working at a national law firm, an opportunity arose that he couldn’t turn down. Twenty-four years later Holdaway is still glad he jumped at the chance to work at Marriott International.
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BYU Undergrads Manage Stock Market Portfolio
BYU undergrads are consistently outperforming the market in the Marriott School's portfolio management course.
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Finance Fuels Students' and Nonprofit's Future
Marriott School of Management students co-authored a story in Forbes on their Ballard Center Social Innovation Projects.
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J. Michael Pinegar to Deliver Annual Maeser Faculty Lecture May 21
Finance professor J. Michael Pinegar will deliver this year's Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecture during a BYU forum.
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MBA Students Win 2013 Stoddard Prize
The prize named after the late George E. Stoddard was awarded to 21 BYU MBA finance students.
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Q&A with Professor Robert Crawford
Dr. Crawford is retiring in July and talks about his time at BYU and his future plans in this question-and-answer interview.
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Inaugural BYU Finance Conference Hosted at Zion National Park
Top finance professors from around the country gathered to present research at BYU's Red Rock Conference.
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Virtual Visionary
In an ever-expanding digital universe, Brad Rencher and his team at Adobe Systems Inc. navigate the Cloud like rocket men.
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Marriott School Professor Presented with BYU’s Top Award
Three members of the Marriott School's faculty and staff were honored at BYU's annual University Conference.
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Investments taking over donations with Impact Investing
A group of Brigham Young University finance students are finding unique ways to use their investing skills while helping those in poverty worldwide.
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