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Season 1, Episode 4 | The Entrepreneurship Series

November 9, 2020March 8, 2021/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Welcome to the fourth installment of FinanceSmartz: The Entrepreneurship Series! I was honored to speak with Mr. Mudit Mathur, General Manager of Dole Packaged Foods, India. Mr. Mathur also has experience building Johnson & Johnson’s business globally. We covered the importance of customer, how to build a brand, how to set your priorities when stretched, and the differences between life in a startup vs. in an established corporate setting!

Watch it on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, or Buzzsprout! Stay tuned for another great interview on Thursday!

The Entrepreneurship Series: Schedule

10/18 – Director of Student Entrepreneurship at the George Washington University – Lex McCusker
11/1 – Founder and President of Thale Blanc – Deborah Sawaf
11/7 – Founder of Chantel’s Bakery – Dennis Stanley
11/9 – General Manager of Dole Packaged Foods, India – Mudit Mathur
11/12 – CEO of YouScript – Kristine Ashcraft
11/16 – Founder of Chi’lantro and Shark Tank Winner – Jae Kim
11/24 – President of Weinberg Medical Physics – Irving Weinberg
12/13 – Owner and Chief “Schmooze” Officer of Schmear It – Brian Goren
1/19 – Founder and CEO of Happy Marketer – Rachit Dayal

Season 1, Episode 3 | The Entrepreneurship Series

November 7, 2020March 8, 2021/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Welcome to the third installment of FinanceSmartz: The Entrepreneurship Series! I had the privilege of speaking with Chef Dennis Stanley of Chantel’s Bakery. Chef Dennis has built his business and served clients from President Obama, President Bush, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and other Heads of State to celebrities like Will Smith and Oprah Winfrey! We discussed the importance of relationships and trust, and how to overcome challenges to grow your business.

Watch it on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, or Buzzsprout! If you enjoyed today’s episode, stay tuned for more great interviews with other entrepreneurs like Mr. Stanley soon!

The Entrepreneurship Series: Schedule

10/18 – Director of Student Entrepreneurship at the George Washington University – Professor Lex McCusker
11/1 – Founder and President of Thale Blanc – Deborah Sawaf
11/7 – Founder of Chantel’s Bakery – Dennis Stanley
11/9 – General Manager of Dole Packaged Foods, India – Mudit Mathur
11/12 – CEO of YouScript – Kristine Ashcraft
11/16 – Founder of Chi’lantro and Shark Tank Winner – Jae Kim
11/24 – President of Weinberg Medical Physics – Irving Weinberg
12/13 – Owner and Chief “Schmooze” Officer of Schmear It – Brian Goren
1/19 – Founder and CEO of Happy Marketer – Rachit Dayal

Buy-and-Hold

November 5, 2020October 21, 2020/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Buy-and-Hold is a popular investment strategy which focuses on long-term investments. It requires less day-to-day attention and is considered a passive investment manage strategy, which is not driven by short-term fluctuations in the market. The underlying premise of a buy-and-hold strategy include: (i) good investments grow in value over the long-term, (ii) the transaction costs of frequent transactions materially reduce investment returns, and (iii) most investors are unable to effectively time the market. Buy-and-hold strategies also minimize the effect of cognitive bias that arises in frequent trading and emotional reaction to short term market events.

Season 1, Episode 2 | The Entrepreneurship Series

November 1, 2020March 8, 2021/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Please check out the second episode of FinanceSmartz: The Entrepreneurship Series! I was delighted to speak to Mrs. Deborah Sawaf of Thale Blanc. Mrs. Sawaf shared her unique perspective as an international entrepreneur in the luxury fashion space, which she describes as, “A never ending roller-coaster, an anxious uphill climb to race down screaming with excitement – or fear – and the occasional quick stop to catch a breath, before the adrenaline rush begins all over again.” We discussed sustainable entrepreneurship, the creative process, assembling a team, and more!

Watch it on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, or Buzzsprout! We hope you enjoyed this episode, and look out for interviews with other amazing guests like Mrs. Sawaf soon!

The Entrepreneurship Series: Schedule

10/18 – Director of Student Entrepreneurship at the George Washington University – Lex McCusker
11/1 – Founder and President of Thale Blanc – Deborah Sawaf
11/7 – Founder of Chantel’s Bakery – Dennis Stanley
11/9 – General Manager of Dole Packaged Foods, India – Mudit Mathur
11/12 – CEO of YouScript – Kristine Ashcraft
11/16 – Founder of Chi’lantro and Shark Tank Winner – Jae Kim
11/24 – President of Weinberg Medical Physics – Irving Weinberg
12/13 – Owner and Chief “Schmooze” Officer of Schmear It – Brian Goren
1/19 – Founder and CEO of Happy Marketer – Rachit Dayal

Sell-side

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Sell-side institutions and professionals provide services to institutional sellers in the financial markets. Their customers include bank, large businesses, funds, and other investors who seek to sell companies, large blocks of stock, or other securities. Many investment banks have groups that focus on the sell-side, as well as groups that focus on the buy-side.

Buy-side

October 22, 2020October 21, 2020/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Buy-side institutions and professionals provide services to institutional buyers in the financial markets. Their customers include bank, large businesses, funds, and other investors who seek to buy companies, large blocks of stock, or other securities. Many investment banks have groups that focus on the buy-side, as well as groups that focus on the sell-side.

Season 1, Episode 1 | The Entrepreneurship Series

October 18, 2020March 8, 2021/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Please take a look at the inaugural episode of FinanceSmartz: The Entrepreneurship Series! I had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Lex McCusker, the Director of the Student Entrepreneurship at George Washington University, an angel investor, and an entrepreneur himself!

Watch it on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, or Buzzsprout! Stay tuned for our next interview!

The Entrepreneurship Series: Schedule

10/18 – Director of Student Entrepreneurship at the George Washington University – Lex McCusker
11/1 – Founder and President of Thale Blanc – Deborah Sawaf
11/7 – Founder of Chantel’s Bakery – Dennis Stanley
11/9 – General Manager of Dole Packaged Foods, India – Mudit Mathur
11/12 – CEO of YouScript – Kristine Ashcraft
11/16 – Founder of Chi’lantro and Shark Tank Winner – Jae Kim
11/24 – President of Weinberg Medical Physics – Irving Weinberg
12/13 – Owner and Chief “Schmooze” Officer of Schmear It – Brian Goren
1/19 – Founder and CEO of Happy Marketer – Rachit Dayal

Leverage

October 15, 2020October 20, 2020/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Leverage is an investment technique that involves borrowing funds to invest, resulting in greater profit or loss than simply investing available capital. The use of Leverage increases risk, because it magnifies the effect of change in the value of an investment.

Introducing The Entrepreneurship Series Podcast!

October 11, 2020January 19, 2021/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

Introducing FinanceSmartz: The Entrepreneurship Series, a brand new podcast working to amplify the voices of successful entrepreneurs and educate students interested in starting a business!

We will be hosting discussions with real entrepreneurs in industries ranging from fashion to tech!

Check it out on YouTube, or listen on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Audible, or BuzzSprout! If you want to hear us on a different platform, let us know in the comment section below!

Guest Lineup:

10/18 – Director of Student Entrepreneurship at the George Washington University – Lex McCusker
11/1 – Founder and President of Thale Blanc – Deborah Sawaf
11/7 – Founder of Chantel’s Bakery – Dennis Stanley
11/9 – General Manager of Dole Packaged Foods, India – Mudit Mathur
11/12 – CEO of YouScript – Kristine Ashcraft
11/16 – Founder of Chi’lantro and Shark Tank Winner – Jae Kim
11/24 – President of Weinberg Medical Physics – Irving Weinberg
12/13 – Owner and Chief “Schmooze” Officer of Schmear It – Brian Goren
1/19 – Founder and CEO of Happy Marketer – Rachit Dayal

Tune in to Episode 1 with Professor Lex McCusker next Sunday!

Index

October 8, 2020October 20, 2020/ArulNigam/Leave a comment

An Index (sometimes called a Market Index) is a conceptual basket of securities. Changes in the value of the Index are a indicator of changes in that market segment. Popular Indexes include the S&P500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)