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Buy, Borrow, or Steal This Book

April 29, 2014 By Steve

Anyone who negotiates, or seeks to persuade others, must work hard to find just the right words. Furthermore, in light of limited attention spans, those words must be concise, winning, and to-the-point.  Me too.  My book Negotiating Your Investments  comes out this week and it is … [Read more...]

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Listen, Gather, and Learn

April 22, 2014 By Steve

In any negotiation of consequence, you want to learn as much as you possibly can. Of special significance is the opportunity to know as much as feasible about the people on the other side of the table. What are their goals, hopes, and preferences? How do they see the situation … [Read more...]

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Even Brilliant People Make Investment Mistakes

April 15, 2014 By Steve

Knowing the science of economics and finance, while incredibly helpful and important, is not sufficient to avoid making bad investment choices.  Behavioral economists have been studying various biases that cause us to act against our own best interests.  Even the smartest among … [Read more...]

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Stocks for the Long Run? Indeed!

April 8, 2014 By Steve

Any good economist will tell you that, if you have a sufficiently long time horizon, stocks are a very good investment.  Indeed, my colleague Jeremy Siegel used that sentiment as the title for his excellent book  Stocks for the Long Run  Investing is stocks is a wonderful idea if … [Read more...]

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Stocks for the Short Run? Don’t Do It!

April 2, 2014 By Steve

Are the financial markets rigged? Do some speculators have unfair advantages that assure their success at your expense? Celebrated author Michael Lewis thinks so. In the run-up to his new book, Flash Boys he has declared “high-frequency trading” to be just that. Lewis calls … [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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