On December 9, 2024, the Harris Family Alternative Investments Program and the Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research hosted the second annual Wharton Future of Finance Forum at Penn Washington. This year's event brought together leading voices from academia, industry, and government to explore the transformative forces shaping global…Read More
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One Year of Discoveries
Over the past year, the Discoveries blog has hosted exclusive interviews with Wharton's leading finance faculty. These insightful conversations highlight key insights and research shaping the finance industry, many of these projects having been supported by Wharton's finance research centers. Topics include the nature of growth stocks, international USD holdings,…Read More The Future of Finance Podcast
Hosted by Professor Itay Goldstein, this limited series takes a deep dive into the cutting-edge insights and pioneering perspectives of innovation experts in the finance industry. Discover the dynamic landscape of financial thought leadership as we explore concepts, groundbreaking research, and predictions that are shaping the future of finance. Part…Read More From Algorithms to Alpha: Balancing Technology and Human Expertise
Below is an installment of the series, "From Algorithms to Innovation: AI Redefines the Frontiers of Global Finance" by Sarah Hammer, executive director at the Wharton School. This forward-looking series explores the unique capabilities and unprecedented challenges of generative AI across the financial landscape. In this installment, Sarah Hammer dives…Read More AI-Powered Collusion in Financial Markets
The use of artificial intelligence in capital markets is becoming more widespread due to its perceived ability to enhance efficiency. But a recent study by Itay Goldstein and Winston Wei Dou, which is part of the Jacobs Levy Center's working paper series on SSRN, demonstrates the ever-present risk of AI-powered…Read More From Turing to Trading: How AI is Revolutionizing Finance
This is the first installment of the new blog series, "From Algorithms to Innovation: AI Redefines the Frontiers of Global Finance" by Sarah Hammer, executive director at the Wharton School. This forward-looking series explores the unique capabilities and unprecedented challenges of generative AI across the financial landscape. Take a deep…Read More Wharton Faculty on Financial Literacy
The Ripple Effect podcast from Knowledge at Wharton presents a series of episodes featuring Wharton faculty, offering their expert insight on financial literacy. Browse the full series below, and listen to a special "Best of: Financial Literacy" episode of Ripple Effect to hear highlights from each installment. How Financial Literacy…Read More