Selected Media Hits

General Finance Topics

2025

Fed Independence

https://poole.ncsu.edu/thought-leadership/article/what-is-fed-independence-and-why-does-it-matter/

Tariffs

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2025/04/16/stock-market-recession-

https://poole.ncsu.edu/thought-leadership/article/how-a-global-trade-war-hurts-the-u-s-stock-market/

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article303490266.html

2024

https://poole.ncsu.edu/thought-leadership/article/does-the-stock-market-feel-the-holiday-spirit/

https://poole.ncsu.edu/thought-leadership/article/why-are-stock-markets-declining/

https://poole.ncsu.edu/thought-leadership/article/apples-planning-a-110b-stock-buyback-heres-why/

2023

First Citizens Bank as buyer of Silicon Valley Bank

https://www.wunc.org/business-economy/2023-03-29/first-citizens-acquisition-of-silicon-valley-bank-could-mean-more-cash-for-nc-startups

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article273532055.html 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nc-bidder-emerges-for-silicon-valley-bank-what-to-know-about-first-citizens-bank/ar-AA190d4F

https://www.aol.com/raleigh-based-first-citizens-bank-204838789.html

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article273494350.html

2022

https://www.ft.com/content/0bdda150-0376-4f78-a7b1-5d8a9b53f413 (Investment Choices for UHNW Investors)

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article266505201.html. (SAS IPO)

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/piles-cash-big-investors-become-ncs-top-rental-home-landlords (Securitization of rental properties)

Inflation

2023

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stock-market-is-building-up-to-a-major-buy-signal-d30fc7bd

2022

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-youre-selling-stocks-because-the-fed-is-hiking-interest-rates-you-may-be-suffering-from-inflation-illusion-11663922290

https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/value-stocks-inflation-51657912136?tesla=y

https://abc11.com/president-biden-economy-inflation-surging-prices/11836985/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-eight-stocks-all-highly-indebted-may-benefit-most-from-higher-inflation-11644589639

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/value-stocks-tend-to-be-beat-growth-stocks-when-inflation-accelerates-but-the-usual-explanation-is-completely-flawed-11643381319

2021

https://theconversation.com/why-the-inflation-rate-doesnt-tell-the-whole-story-all-it-takes-is-a-spike-in-a-category-like-used-cars-to-cause-consumer-prices-to-soar-160849

2019

https://theconversation.com/inflation-is-healthy-for-the-economy-but-too-much-can-trigger-a-recession-while-too-little-means-one-may-be-on-its-way-118556

https://www.wsj.com/articles/which-is-the-better-inflation-hedge-stocks-or-gold-11560132361?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=8

2018

https://theconversation.com/why-does-inflation-make-stock-prices-fall-91874

https://theconversation.com/stocks-hate-inflation-heres-why-91557

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-contrarian-investment-is-the-best-hedge-against-inflation-2018-02-08

2016

https://www.barrons.com/articles/whats-the-best-way-to-protect-against-inflation-1482943455

Diversity and Innovation

Original paper:  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fima.12205  (email me if you can't access this)

2020

Financial Times’ List of Top 100 (ranked #10) Business School Research with Social Impact, 2020

Diversity Presentation at the Raleigh Chamber DEI 2018 Conference.   

2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/05/13/diversity-doesnt-have-to-come-with-productivity-trade-offs/#a050d617a3c1

https://www.globaladvisors.biz/blog/2019/07/11/advertisers-who-practice-diversity-have-the-power-to-change-the-world/

2018

https://womensagenda.com.au/business/32311/

http://wunc.org/post/study-diverse-companies-are-more-innovative#stream/0

https://www.fastcompany.com/40516536/diversity-in-business-really-does-boost-innovation-according-to-a-new-study

https://www.fastcompany.com/40515712/want-a-more-innovative-company-simple-hire-a-more-diverse-workforce

https://phys.org/news/2018-01-diversity-boosts-companies.html

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/01/09/diversity-helps-drive-more-innovation-at-companies-ncsu-study-finds/

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/when-it-comes-tech-lesbians-are-trying-reclaim-space-n853851

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2018/05/17/can-culture-transcend-borders-how-to-maintain-culture-through-global-brand-expansion/#28d6d5ae60de

https://www.cio.com/article/3273490/hiring-and-staffing/seeing-and-owning-the-power-of-diversity.html#tk.rss_careersstaffing

Pension Fund Fees

2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/connecticut-sinks-deeper-in-debt-as-pension-returns-lag-target

http://www.heraldsun.com/news/business/article161648893.html

2016

https://www.wral.com/fees-grow-faster-than-nest-egg-in-nc-employees-pension-fund/15963461/

2014

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article10073228.html

http://wfae.org/post/cowell-s-alternative-part-1-high-fees-secrecy-surround-pension-investments#stream/0