Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/business/opinion business Business - Opinion en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:08:41 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/business/opinion http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100209/bs_bw/feb2010bs2010028918003 bw/20100209/feb2010bs2010028918003 BusinessWeek business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - For two years, MBAs have suffered mightily, as the credit crisis, recession, and bursting of the housing bubble have wreaked havoc on the job market. One by one, starting with investment banking, whole industries have erected "MBAs Need Not Apply" signs. One big exception is health care. With the prospect of health-care reform on the horizon, many MBAs are suddenly showing an interest in an industry that until now has attracted only a smattering of business school graduates, and with good reason. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100209/bs_bw/jan2010bs20100128021362 bw/20100209/jan2010bs20100128021362 BusinessWeek business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - Last year, one of my best friends at McCombs (McCombs Full-Time MBA Profile) introduced me to the concept of FOMO. In common parlance, it is used as a noun. For example, one might say: "I am having major FOMO about going out of town this weekend." FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out. Once I learned the concept, I realized I was a lifelong sufferer of FOMO. Like many MBA-types, I sign up for more things than I can possibly attend and wish I could be everywhere (except maybe at an advanced accounting course) because I'm always worried I'll miss out on something. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100208/bs_bw/feb2010ca2010024614355 bw/20100208/feb2010ca2010024614355 BusinessWeek business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - Workplace 911 for the Toughest Problems Today's Managers Face http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100208/bs_bw/feb2010bs2010025584882 bw/20100208/feb2010bs2010025584882 BusinessWeek business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - Watching the financial crisis unfold over the last year, I was struck by how utterly tone-deaf the financial-services industry has become to the sentiments of an enraged public. Junior analysts and senior managing directors alike seem to be genuinely perplexed by why their industry is being ambushed about their compensation, lending practices, and political lobbying. However, Wall Street's obliviousness serves as a cautionary tale for MBA applicants, students, and even alumni. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100208/bs_bw/jan2010bs20100128007299 bw/20100208/jan2010bs20100128007299 BusinessWeek business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - What a difference a year makes. This time last year was incredibly exciting, overwhelming, stressful, and intense. There were so many people to meet. Classes required more reading and practice problems than time allowed to complete. Recruiting, resumes, and networking never ended. New people, perspectives, and faces peered around every corner, and each represented a different story and a potential friend. Everything at business school seemed so important. Every day presented new opportunities. Amid all the noise, it was difficult to prioritize and manage my time. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100205/bs_bw/1007b4166042289206 bw/20100205/1007b4166042289206 BusinessWeek business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - The publishing world is too slow for Laurence J. Kotlikoff. On a frigid January day, the 58-year-old Boston University economist is pecking away at his computer keyboard in his airy office overlooking the Charles River. Kotlikoff's forthcoming book, Jimmy Stewart is Dead, calls for a radical -- and swift -- reorganization of the financial system. So rather than wait for the book's Feb. 22 publication date, Kotlikoff is e-mailing PDF versions to dozens of economists, journalists, and policymakers. "We have miscreants running the financial system left, right, and center," says Kotlikoff. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100205/bs_bw/1007b4166077340718 bw/20100205/1007b4166077340718 BusinessWeek health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - Workers approaching retirement are often told by experts that they will need only about 80% of their income after they stop working to maintain the same lifestyle. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100205/bs_bw/1007b4166069331755 bw/20100205/1007b4166069331755 BusinessWeek business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - Financial planners can advise, books can inform, worksheets can approximate. But they'll never replace the advice you can get from folks who have ventured before you into that great unknown: retirement. To help you avoid dead ends and pitfalls, we asked retirees to look back over their time outside the working world and talk about their smartest financial moves, biggest surprises, and worst mistakes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100204/bs_bw/feb2010bs2010021018515 bw/20100204/feb2010bs2010021018515 BusinessWeek business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - This year's class of MBAs arrived on campus in September expecting a challenging fall recruiting season and now many are bracing themselves for an even tougher spring ahead. One of them is Aashini Shah, an MBA student looking for a job in the entertainment industry, who is feeling the pressure because most movie studios and entertainment companies don't hire until the spring. To get an edge, she's spent every spare moment she has networking with alumni, going on informational interviews, and keeping in touch with the contacts she made last summer, she says. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100203/bs_bw/feb2010bs2010021683329 bw/20100203/feb2010bs2010021683329 BusinessWeek business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg Full-Time MBA Profile), which BusinessWeek ranked No.3 in its 2008 ranking of best business schools, remains popular with MBA applicants. In 2009, Kellogg admissions accepted 19% of the 5,268 applicants. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100203/bs_bw/feb2010bs2010021170146 bw/20100203/feb2010bs2010021170146 BusinessWeek business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - "Can I ask you a question?" my seat mate on a crowded flight from Seattle to Denver asked me. 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"Hi, welcome to the GW MBA program," said the dean. "If you haven't already, you probably should find yourself a summer internship. They are a little harder to find these days than they used to be." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/buscommentary/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100115/bs_bw/1004b4164064541386 bw/20100115/1004b4164064541386 BusinessWeek business Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:08:41 GMT BusinessWeek - Bruce Berkowitz believes in treating his shareholders as he would treat himself. You can see why -- Berkowitz and his 30 employees have $150 million of their own money invested in the $11 billion Fairholme Fund. The bulk of that $150 million belongs to Berkowitz.