2024 Wharton Future of Finance Forum

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 globalRead More

The Future of Finance Podcast

"Future of Finance" in large white font before a dark blue background 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. PartRead More

From Algorithms to Alpha: Balancing Technology and Human Expertise

Title graphic with the text, "From Algorithms to Alpha: Balancing Technology and Human Expertise by Sarah Hammer" 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 divesRead More

How Expanding Medicaid Impacts Household Debt

Headshot of Sasha Indarte, assistant professor at the Wharton School Sasha Indarte and Gideon Bornstein, assistant professors of finance at Wharton, investigate how the expansion of social insurance affects households’ accumulation of debt, in their 2023 paper, supported by the Rodney White Center. In this insightful interview, Professor Indarte dives into these findings and discusses their importance in the largerRead More