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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First Glimpse at History
Gregory Cornell has had a front row seat to history. After graduating from BYU in finance in 1985, he joined the U.S. Army and served his first four years in Germany at the end of the Cold War.
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Summer in the City
Not long after putting their pencils down on the last bubble sheet, many Marriott School students say good-bye to their final exams and to Y Mountain, leaving Provo in pursuit of internships and experience.
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Investing All-Stars
It may sound like the concept for the next reality TV hit: give twenty-five undergrads nearly $1 million and turn them loose. But this is no TV show; this is a typical day in one Marriott School classroom.
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Marriott School Students Select 2011 Merrill J. Bateman Award Winners
Marriott School announces the winners of the 2011 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected entirely by students.
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To Infinity and Beyond
While many business leaders strive to expand their organization’s reach globally, one Marriott School grad oversees projects that have a more vertical approach—out of this atmosphere, actually.
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Real Estate Research Rises at BYU
BYU has been named one of the top 10 U.S. universities researching real estate in the last 10 years.
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BYU study reports the best way to “harvest” entrepreneurial ventures
A BYU study shows that any entrepreneur looking for the best ROI might be better served by a combination of two strategies.
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BYU Team Wins Duff & Phelps National Valuation Competition
A team of BYU undergrads came home with the first-place title from the inaugural Duff & Phelps National Case Study Competition.
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Entrepreneur and The Princeton Review List BYU Finance in Top 15
BYU Marriott School's MBA finance program rates among the top 15 in the nation —for two consecutive years.
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Alum Honored for Contribution to Utah Tech Industry
While California gets much of the attention for up-and-coming technology news, Utah’s own “Silicon Slopes” feature many companies making headlines in the tech world.
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Like Buying A Lottery Ticket: BYU Research Identifies High-Risk, Low-Reward Stocks
Investors looking to hit it big in 2010 may want to consider a new study by three BYU finance professors.
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A Professor's Drive to Teach Finance
While others are making their morning commute down i-15 catching up on news or traffic, Ray Nelson is strolling down University Avenue brainstorming innovative ways students can learn.
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Students Rank Finance Department Among Top 15
BYU graduate finance students helped the Finance Department earn a spot in Entrepreneur's top 15 Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.
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Marriott School Holds Its First Private Equity Case Competition
BYU students teamed up with private equity and investment banking professionals for BYU's first private equity case comp.
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Marriott School Announces 2008 Merrill J. Bateman Awards
The annual awards, selected entirely by students, honored two students and a professor for their exemplary service.
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Students Learn About Ups and Downs at Financial Market Simulation
BYU Students hustled to maximize profits and minimize risks as they traded shares in a fast-paced stock market simulation.
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BusinessWeek Ranks BYU Undergraduate Business No. 7
BYU's undergraduate business programs rank seventh overall and first among recruiters according to BusinessWeek.
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Firm Builds Team of Marriott School Alumni
The partners and advisors of Salt Lake City–based Aptus Advisors have more in common than just their employer. They all have degrees from the same school.
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