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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Good Intentions, Bad Results: Learning from the Panic of 1826

Strategy Driven

While rates and terms varied, it was not unusual for post notes to trade at yields of 2 percent per month or more, compared to banks that were lending at yields of five percent per year, Professor Hilt’s research found. Needless to say, these products were very profitable as long as default rates were low.

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Just Using Big Data Isn’t Enough Anymore

Harvard Business Review

While many executives loathed the term, others were apostles of the belief that data-driven analysis could transform business decision-making. Identify opportunities for innovation. Innovation continues to be a source of promise for Big Data. Success stories of Big-Data-enabled innovation remain relatively few at this stage.