Wharton@Work December 2008

With many ties to Mumbai among our students, faculty, alumni, and Wharton staff, we were deeply saddened by the losses that resulted from the shocking terrorist attack on the city in late November. We extend our deepest sympathies to those who lost friends and loved ones during the attack, and we pray for the recovery of those who were injured. All of us at Wharton Executive Education are keeping our friends and colleagues in Mumbai in our thoughts and prayers.

Focus on: Finance and Investing — What’s Ahead for 2009

With a new president and a shaky economy, finance and investment decisions are more challenging than ever. In this issue, Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel discusses markets and a looming retirement challenge, former Treasury official Kent Smetters examines sources of risks and their impact on the bottom line, and we consider how core principles of finance and accounting can help in your year-end financial planning. We also present a set of upcoming programs to give you the knowledge you need to succeed in the year ahead.

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You steered the proper course, Cap’n, when you had us bury this instead of investing it in the market!

You steered the proper course, Cap’n, when you had us bury this instead of investing it in the market!

©The New Yorker Collection 2001 Gahan Wilson from cartoonbank.com. All Rights Reserved.

 
Your pot o’ gold is doing nothing for you sitting at the end of the rainbow. At the very least, you should put it in a no-risk interest-bearing account.

Your pot o’ gold is doing nothing for you sitting at the end of the rainbow. At the very least, you should put it in a no-risk interest-bearing account.

©The New Yorker Collection 1998 Michael Maslin from cartoonbank.com. All Rights Reserved.

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Days after returning home from Wharton's Executive Negotiation Workshop: Bargaining for Advantage®, John St. John faced one of his most serious negotiation challenges. A competitor dropped its prices to approximately 50 percent below St. John's company, placing them in a seemingly hopeless bargaining position. But St. John, director of sales and marketing at the Amesbury Group, Inc., put his learning into practice — turning this obstacle into an opportunity — and his company achieved an additional $150 thousand in sales for the year." This course was paid for many times over within the first week home," he said.