Finance

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice in finance and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Fast Company about the impact of Fed interest rate cuts on an already bifurcated economy.

Lisa LaViers, assistant professor of accounting, contributed an article to Newsweek about the need for additional disclosures to help investors better understand the true cost of layoffs on future profitability.

More than two dozen financial executives, portfolio managers, investors and academics shared insights with students and guests at the second annual Freeman Alternative Investment Conference.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice in finance and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by CNN about the performance of tech company stocks like Nvidia, which is up 54% this year, and Alphabet,…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice in finance and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Business Insider about his thoughts on gold's steep rise this year.

1834 Ventures, co-founded by Evan Nicoll (BSM ’12, MBA ’16), hopes to strengthen Louisiana’s economy and support the university’s entrepreneurial community by investing in startups founded by Tulane alumni, faculty and…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Investopedia about the challenges of investing during stagflation.

Freeman BSM students spent the summer test driving their dream jobs through internships at companies nationwide.

Harold Asher (A&S ’73, MBA ’75) lives for competition. It makes sense for a former college football linebacker, and, it turns out, for a forensic accountant.

Ryan Peters, assistant professor of finance, was interviewed by WWL First News about high-risk investments like cryptocurrency and private equity in the wake of President Trump’s executive order to expand the types of assets…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice in finance and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Reuters for a story about President Trump's executive order directing regulators to review banks for "…

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the addition of eight new tenure-system faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year.

Ryan Peters, assistant professor of finance, was interviewed by CNBC about the passage of two landmark crypto bills, the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, and what they’ll mean for consumers and the industry as a whole.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by CNN for a story about the potential impacts of President Trump firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Amanda Heitz’s paper “Bank Monitoring with On-Site Inspections,” co-authored with Chris Martin and Alex Ufier, was accepted for publication in The Journal of Finance.

Ryan Peters, assistant professor of finance, contributed an op-ed to Payments Dive on the implications of the GENIUS Act, the bipartisan legislation working its way through Congress that aims to create a comprehensive…

How do a finance curriculum and an accounting curriculum differ? Learn how each can prepare professionals to support an organization’s financial success.

Business graduate programs help individuals develop in-demand skills in areas such as data analytics, financial management, and strategic leadership. A Master of Business Analytics & AI program emphasizes data analysis…

Guram Khatchapuridze (MFIN ’22) leveraged his Freeman degree to land a job as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan.

Find out what academic qualifications you need to work in a bank, and explore career paths in this field. Learn how education impacts professional growth.

Trevor Young's paper "Systematic Mispricing of Speculative Stocks and the Cross-Sectional Risk-Return Tradeoff,” co-authored with Justin Birru and Hannes Mohrschladt, has been accepted for publication in Management…

“Professor Merington’s Capstone course completely reshaped my perspective on business,” says Jillian Tobasky (BSM '25).

"Burkenroad Reports with Peter Ricchiuti was my favorite business class. This hands-on course took equity research beyond the textbook, challenging us to analyze a mid-cap firm in depth," says Kyle Dove (BSM '25).

"I’m most proud of writing my business research thesis, which focuses on coffee shop culture in South Korea as a gendered business model," says Hannah Rubinstein (BSM '25).

"My long-term goal is to become the Chief Financial Officer of a company or a large division of a company," says Abbey Hochreiner (BSM '25).