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How The Wealthy Make Their Money

The Horizons Tracker

“We find that there are two types of super-rich: the Old Money, with parents that are rich, and the New Money, who have higher rate of returns and saving rates that bring them to the top,” the researchers explain. of households aged 50-54 owned, on average, about 120 times the average wealth in Norway in 2015.

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Self-awareness (plus action) Translates to the Bottom-line

Great Leadership By Dan

Here’s more from a June 15, 2015 press release: An analysis by Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), the preeminent authority on leadership and talent, shows that public companies with a higher rate of return (ROR) also employ professionals who exhibit higher levels of self-awareness.

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Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) Business

Coaching Tip

In the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape expected to continue for 2015, leaders face many challenges , requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. Can''t Get Enough Leadership. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. Ask the Coach .

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The Comprehensive Case for Investing More VC Money in Women-Led Startups

Harvard Business Review

But what much of the VC world might not realize, is that female-led firms may have a higher rate of return on average than male-led firms. The Perkins Fund has also had numerous successful businesses that are not gender-related, like 1 Mainstream, a cloud-based video service that was acquired by Cisco in 2015. had a female CEO.

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The Reason Air Travel Is Terrible and So Few Airlines Are Profitable

Harvard Business Review

After all, in 2015 Nucor recycled 17 million tons of scrap. Starting in the early 1990s, Southwest stock delivered among the best rates of return in the history of American business. The upmarket mechanism is ruthless: either you engage in moving upmarket or you will stagnate. There is no Plan B. Consider Southwest Airlines.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

One study estimated that companies experience an average internal rate of return of 27% to 80% on their low carbon investments. Wal-Mart, for example, aimed to double fleet efficiency between 2005 and 2015 through better routing, truck loading, driver training, and advanced technologies. ” Investors are paying attention.

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Will Wall Street Be Able to Earn the Trust of Younger Investors?

Harvard Business Review

Higher-fee, actively managed funds lost $500 billion in assets since 2015, with much of it flowing to much lower cost passive funds (e.g. In financial services, there are signs that traditional products like mutual funds are beginning to wane. index funds). on half a billion dollars invested on the platform to date.