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Confidence Building Steps to Negotiate Peace

December 2, 2013 By Steve

Small steps that build confidence are something skilled negotiators do in working toward meeting their ultimate goals. A series of partial agreements are fundamental to a process that generates positive momentum and creates a more constructive climate. They can also be extremely … [Read more...]

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Why Do You Invest?

November 25, 2013 By Steve

Why do you invest?  At first blush, the question may seem silly.  You may think, as I did earlier in my career, that everyone invests for a one single reason.  The goal is to gain, or increase the return on one’s capital.  Or, to say it most plainly, people invest to make money.  … [Read more...]

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What Is So Special About an IPO?

November 18, 2013 By Steve

An initial public offering (IPO) of a company’s stock is a very special time. Most investors perceive an IPO as a tremendous opportunity to get in “on the ground floor” and make a considerable amount of money. However, they may fail to realize that it is at that extraordinary … [Read more...]

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Blood and Gore and the Price of Oil

November 11, 2013 By Steve

Is the investment world making a mistake in its valuation of companies holding significant quantities of fossil fuels? Former Vice President Al Gore and his partner David Blood have been making the rounds to argue that case. Their position is summarized in an opinion piece … [Read more...]

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Small Steps for Confidence- Building

November 4, 2013 By Steve

Skilled negotiators know that you can’t always get all of what you want at once. In many cases, finding your way to ultimate goals requires a series of smaller agreements that help to build trust, create good feelings, and get positive momentum started. These are sometimes … [Read more...]

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About Steve

Steven G. Blum has been teaching in the Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania since 1994.

In addition to teaching semester-long courses for undergraduate and MBA students, Mr. Blum has taught in Wharton Executive Education programs, lectured and consulted widely, and frequently leads seminars and educational forums. Mr. Blum has five times won the William G. Whitney Award for outstanding teaching.

He holds the degrees of Masters of Laws and Juris Doctor. He also earned a Masters Degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Specialization in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from the Program on Negotiation at Harvard. In addition to teaching and consulting, Steven maintains a practice of law and is a registered investment advisor. He has a strong research interest in the area of ethics and fiduciary duty. His book entitled Negotiating Your Investments was published by Wiley in April 2014.

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