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Inside Wharton@Work
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. Read Full Story
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. Read Full Story
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. Read Full Story
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. Read Full Story
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. Read Full Story
