Business & Entrepreneurship

Jeffrey Plunkett, a professor of practice in accounting at WashU Olin Business School, answers common questions about new tax rules, how changes in Internal Revenue System staffing could impact the filing process and who needs an accountant.

Xiumin Martin, a leading accounting scholar whose research deepens our understanding of finance markets and directly informs accounting policy and corporate governance, was installed in November as the inaugural Margaret Oung Distinguished Professor at Olin Business School.

Beyond registering for classes and decorating their dorms, Andrea Stewart-Douglas, WashU’s director of student financial wellness programs, has another item for new college students’ to-do lists: Make a budget.

John Horn, a professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, explains how tariff uncertainty and confusion is contributing to market volatility — and how this might impact long-term economic trends.

After a remarkable career in the financial services industry, Tom Anderson, BSBA ’96, provides expertise and resources to support WashU.

Anjan Thakor, the John E. Simon Professor of Finance at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, received an honorary doctorate Oct. 25 from the University of Gothenburg’s School of Business, Economics and Law in Sweden.

Having a robust emergency savings fund could help people weather financial shocks, such as job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

A new program at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School is working with top charitable donors to help them achieve the biggest impact through their giving.

Graduate students in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University now can earn a graduate certificate in financial engineering.

Anjan Thakor at Olin Business School offers a new tool to help bank executives identify their organization’s culture and purpose, which ultimately drives risk-taking and overall performance.