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Finance 2010–2014
Investors looking to hit it big in 2010 may want to consider a new study by three BYU finance professors.
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.
BYU Marriott School's MBA finance program rates among the top 15 in the nation —for two consecutive years.
A team of BYU undergrads came home with the first-place title from the inaugural Duff & Phelps National Case Study Competition.
A BYU study shows that any entrepreneur looking for the best ROI might be better served by a combination of two strategies.
BYU has been named one of the top 10 U.S. universities researching real estate in the last 10 years.
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.
Marriott School announces the winners of the 2011 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected entirely by students.
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.
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. 
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.
A group of Brigham Young University finance students are finding unique ways to use their investing skills while helping those in poverty worldwide.
Three members of the Marriott School's faculty and staff were honored at BYU's annual University Conference.
In an ever-expanding digital universe, Brad Rencher and his team at Adobe Systems Inc. navigate the Cloud like rocket men.
Top finance professors from around the country gathered to present research at BYU's Red Rock Conference.
Dr. Crawford is retiring in July and talks about his time at BYU and his future plans in this question-and-answer interview.
The prize named after the late George E. Stoddard was awarded to 21 BYU MBA finance students.
Finance professor J. Michael Pinegar will deliver this year's Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecture during a BYU forum.
Marriott School of Management students co-authored a story in Forbes on their Ballard Center Social Innovation Projects.
BYU undergrads are consistently outperforming the market in the Marriott School's portfolio management course.
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.
Students at BYU's Marriott School are gearing up for study abroad programs hosted by the Global Management Center.
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.
A team of BYU MBA students bested competitors from across Utah to win first place in the ACG Cup Competition.