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Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. 2009; Johnson and Goldstein, 2003; Johnson et al., 4 (2009): 1639-1674. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 and potential behavioral implications and impacts on the ecosystem and players. For those unfamiliar with Secure Act 2.0,

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Our analysis indicates that China’s economy has arrived at that unstable state where speculative and Ponzi finance appear to dominate. Most assume China can grow at 7% a year, a notion that I have challenged on many occasions. Morgan Stanley agrees.

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Consultant Ninja: The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part I.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, August 14, 2009. For the period of 2006-2008, I was somewhat entranced by the wizardry (and compensation) of my finance peers. One colleague, a Deutche Bank leveraged finance Associate, expressed interest in joining my consulting firm until he learned that it would entail a 70% pay cut, for example. at 7:45 AM.

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Consultant Ninja: "Future Demand Borrowing": Management.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, December 4, 2009. The result is that 2009 volumes are higher, but 2010-11 volumes will be more anemic. This indication should signal, pent up demand to return to the market to take advantage of favorable pricing and financing. December 8, 2009 at 10:31 AM. December 10, 2009 at 1:14 PM. Anonymous said.

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Consultant Ninja: The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part II.

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Additionally, it seems that her stint at DealBreaker, finance snark-central, has come to an end. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Labels: Other.

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Consultant Ninja: Whither art thou Marakon: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, February 25, 2009. NEW YORK -- Marakon, the international management consultancy and Integrated Finance Limited (IFL), a financial advisory firm, are merging. Trinsum.com, January 30, 2009. Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Whither art thou Marakon. Two years, merger to bankruptcy? Posted by Consultant Ninja.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

NERA, focused on microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis, ranked as the #1 economic consulting firm every year between 2009 and 2013 (stay tuned for an upcoming NERA profile). And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Retail and Business Banking.