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Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus is the firm’s video and podcast series in which we interview academic experts about their research on a variety of economic and finance topics.
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Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Jennifer Juergens of Cornerstone Research interviews Jules van Binsbergen, Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In this podcast, Professor van Binsbergen discusses his research related to investment fund management, mutual fund performance benchmarks, and optimal capital structure. Key topics include:
- Active versus passive mutual fund management debate
- Relationship between fund performance and fund flows
- Duration-based stock valuation
- Tradeoffs between costs and benefits of debt in capital structure