FOCUS ON: Obstacles and Opportunities in a Downturn

We have entered one of the most serious economic downturns in recent history. The challenges ahead of us call for up-to-the-minute knowledge, grounded in solid research. In this issue, we explore a new Wharton program on wealth management for high-net-worth investors, a call for courage among corporate directors, embracing organizational uncertainty to increase flexibility, insights for wealth management advisors on sustaining their businesses, and a book on growing wealth. We also offer a set of upcoming programs than can help you personally in navigating these difficult waters.

Articles

In the Classroom I

Preserving Wealth: Wharton Launches New Program for High-Net-Worth Investors

In response to the current financial crisis, Wharton is drawing upon its deep financial expertise to launch a program aimed at addressing the concerns of high-net-worth investors. Wealth Preservation in an Age of Uncertainty runs December 14-17, 2008. More

In the Classroom II

A Call for Courage: Governing the Board in Troubled Times

From compensation to enterprise risks, corporate directors face new demands and fresh scrutiny as they guide their companies through troubled economic waters. Directors need new knowledge — and, above all, courage — to meet these challenges effectively, say faculty from Wharton’s Corporate Governance program. More

Thought Leaders

The Story of Two Banks: The Role of Uncertainty in Ensuring Survival

A new book by faculty from Penn’s Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership offers a detailed cultural comparison of two investment banks. The authors find that the two organizations develop employees who have very different attitudes toward knowledge, learning, and uncertainty. More

Industry-Association Programs

The Knowledge Edge: Tough Clients Turn Advisors into "Decathletes"

In times of acute economic uncertainty, good wealth management advice has never been in greater demand. But wealth management clients are switching advisors at record rates. Faculty from Wharton/CFA Institute Wealth Management in Practice discuss the skills that give wealth management advisors an edge in a fiercely competitive environment. More

Wharton School Publishing

Wealth: Grow It, Protect It, Spend It, and Share It

Investment advisor and Carnation Company heir Stuart Lucas offers his hard-won advice on building and protecting your wealth in a free chapter of his book, Wealth: Grow It, Protect It, Spend It, and Share It. More

October Poll Results

View Wharton@Work readers' response to the question "What is your primary strategy for meeting this downturn?" More

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Featured Programs:

Essentials of Management

For the next step in your career, you need a broader view. Drawing on faculty of Wharton's top-ranked MBA program, Essentials of Management teaches core concepts of strategic management. More

Strategic Thinking and Management for Competitive Advantage

Now, more than ever, you need a coherent and forceful strategy. Strategic Thinking and Management for Competitive Advantage helps you assess competition, develop options for growth, and build effective strategy. More

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