Our Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi moderated the panel “Business Case for Financial Literacy: From Classroom to Capital Markets,” alongside inspiring leaders including Natalya Guseva from the World Economic Forum, Tim Ranzetta of Next Gen, and Gerri Walsh of FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
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Congratulations to our Dean Sarah Soule, as well as the Institute leaders Ken Shotts and Maria Frantz & the entire team behind this important effort.
A major milestone of the forum was the launch of the Stanford Leadership Institute, a forward-looking initiative from the Stanford GSB focused on shaping the future of leadership.
From Rishi Sunak on “Leadership Paradox in a Changing World” to panels on “Environmental Sustainability,” “Geoeconomic Power & Economic Security” & “Media & the (Dis)Information Ecosystem” the Stanford Leadership Forum brought together a wide range of perspectives on today’s most pressing challenges
Financial literacy is a key driver of saving. Parents with higher financial literacy save more and plan better. Guglielmo’s research shows that improving college affordability requires more than access... it requires closing the knowledge gap.
Thanks for coming, Guglielmo!
… half of future college costs often felt their savings were meaningless: 61% believed this.
That is not a resource problem; it is a knowledge problem.
College costs have risen faster than inflation and wage growth. Yet his research shows the barriers to saving are often not just financial. His analysis of over 900,000 Illinois 529 accounts, complemented with extensive survey data, shows that even parents who could afford to cover…
Good research can address real problems. For example, consider the work of Guglielmo Briscese, who joined us at the Stanford Initiative for Financial Decision-Making (IFDM)‘s latest colloquium.
Financial literacy is something we learn, and it should be accessible to everyone. It's time to democratize access to personal finance education! No matter where you are, the challenges are shared, whether in the U.S., LATAM, or beyond.
Learn more: ifdm.stanford.edu
April is #FinancialLiteracyMonth in the U.S., and our message is simple: Those who know better, do better. Let’s talk about money, now.
Too many people make important financial decisions without the knowledge they need... and that is not their fault.
#Perú Nueva Carretera Central: vecinos de Cieneguilla demandan nuevo trazo por riesgos ambientales y arqueológicos
www.infobae.com/peru/2026/02...
Last call for submissions!
Our Call for Papers for the 2026 Stanford Financial Education Symposium closes Jan. 31. The symposium will be held April 23–24 at Stanford GSB in partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education.
➡️ ifdm.stanford.edu/events/stanf...
Política en tiempos de TikTok. Lo nuevo de la Casa Blanca para difundir la bajada de precios en la gasolina. ¿Funciona?
Algunas frases simples nos dicen todo.
Esta aparece siempre en mis presentaciones y clases.
Si te resonó, guárdala y compártela 🤍
CBS archiva historia de "60 Minutes" sobre deportados: "La gente está amenazando con renunciar”.
cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/12/22/e...
TikTok signs deal to create new U.S. Joint Venture:
*50% TikTok USDS Joint Venture (Oracle, Silver Lake & Abu Dhabi's MGX)
*30.1% will be held by affiliates of certain existing investors of the Chinese-owned ByteDance
*19.9% ByteDance
www.wsj.com/livecoverage... via @wsj.com
Stanford AI experts predict what will happen in 2026.
A year defined by rigor, transparency & focus on actual utility over speculative promise. "The era of AI evangelism is giving way to an era of AI evaluation."
Check out the story here: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Corruption will destroy your reputation. Don’t even think about it. 🛑
It breaks more than laws; it breaks trust. And once trust is gone, your credibility, influence & legacy collapse with it.
➡️ Choose integrity. Demand accountability. Protect your reputation.
#InternationalAntiCorruptionDay.
Nuevo gigante en la industria de los medios (si se aprueba el deal a nivel regulatorio): Netflix comprará Warner Bros. tras su separación por 72 mil millones de dólares.
🔗 todocomunica.org/2025/12/05/n...
We’re #hiring! The Stanford Initiative for Financial Decision-Making is excited to welcome two new #postdoctoral fellows to our team.
One role is research-focused, and the other combines research and teaching. Apply here: ifdm.stanford.edu/about-us/opp...
Help us spread the word!
We’re hiring a #ProductManager! Join us at Stanford University’s Initiative for Financial Decision-Making (IFDM).
Apply now 🔗 careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/product...
El negocio oculto detrás del éxito de MrBeast y otros influencers en redes sociales. Un secreto llamado Clipping.
🔗 www.bloomberglinea.com/negocios/el-...
WP Intelligence joins the DC media barrage—but not with news.
www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/wp-...
• 12) El becario con acceso a la red social corporativa
• 13) El clipping infernal
• 14) El brief eterno
• 15) El PowerPoint maldito
• 7) El Excel de los contactos perdido
• 8) El titular traicionero
• 9) La entrevista que se convierte en interrogatorio
• 10) El evento en streaming… que no stremea
• 11) El periodista vengativo
Las 15 pesadillas del comunicador (1/3)
• 1) El horror de la errata maldita
• 2) El evento fantasma
• 3) El influencer desaparecido
• 4) La rueda de prensa desierta
• 5) El tuit maldito
• 6) El cliente que nunca duerme
🔗 www.topcomunicacion.com/el-halloween...
Cientos de miles de vídeos de medios de comunicación como The New York Times y Vox se usaron para entrenar modelos de IA.
Canales de YouTube de los principales medios fueron utilizados por Microsoft, Meta, Snap, Runway AI y Bytedance.
🔗 www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/hund...
Esta primera nota marcó el inicio de las prácticas modernas de relaciones públicas, demostrando el poder de la comunicación abierta y veraz para forjar confianza y gestionar la reputación en tiempos de crisis.
Lee la nota en TodoComunica: todocomunica.org/2024/10/28/a...
Lee revolucionó la manera de gestionar esta situación al enviar una declaración pública proactiva a los medios, en lugar de esperar a que la prensa cubriera la historia.
El esfuerzo se percibió como un acto contrario a lo esperable por entonces: encubrir los hechos.
Un 28 de octubre de 1906, Ivy Lee, pionero de las relaciones públicas, envió la primera nota de prensa oficial. Su cliente era el Ferrocarril de Pensilvania. La compañía enfrentaba una crisis tras un grave accidente en Nueva Jersey, en el que fallecieron 50 personas. Lee marcó la diferencia.