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Japan's Long Economic Journey Gets New Lift

Japan spent decades in the economic doldrums, but a number of factors—including advances in robotics and automation—are fueling a revival in productivity, GDP growth and corporate returns.

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Investing in the Fintech-Enabled Lending Boom

Oct 19, 2018

Born out of peer-to-peer lending, online alternative lending has gone mainstream, presenting new opportunities for small businesses, consumers and investors.

Wealth Management

Preparing for Peak Earnings

Oct 8, 2018

The U.S. economy appears to be roaring ahead, but corporate earnings growth may be slowing, which could eventually act as a drag on markets.

Wealth Management

What to Do When Profit Margins Dip

Oct 18, 2018

With costs rising, many companies are facing shrinking profit margins. Sometimes, that can create buying opportunities.

Students and Graduates

Five Tips for Navigating Your Career During College

Oct 19, 2018

Our campus recruiters offer sound advice (and reassurance) on how to make yourself a well-rounded job candidate.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Lessons for Every Entrepreneur and Investor

Oct 17, 2018

Carla Harris discusses what she learned from change agents about opening doors for women and multicultural entrepreneurs on the Access & Opportunity podcast.

Wealth Management

Support the Causes You Care About with a Donor Advised Fund

Oct 18, 2018

There’s more to charitable giving than you may realize. Here’s one method that provides flexibility and can help maximize your impact.

Thoughts on the Market

This Election, Do Deficits Matter?

Oct 17, 2018

Will the election results dictate a path forward on government spending and taxes? Not so fast, says U.S. Public Policy expert Michael Zezas.

Research

Luxury Brands Master the Art of Growth

Oct 17, 2018

How have leading luxury companies posted double-digit annual sales growth without losing cachet and desirability? A look behind the velvet rope.

Ideas

It's Alive! Celebrating the 200th Birthday of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”

Oct 12, 2018

An exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum chronicles the enduring popularity of the monster and the woman who conceived it.

Investment Management

Fixed Income: Is It Time to Get Pro Active?

Investment Management’s Jim Caron says a seismic shift is underway in fixed income. How should investors rethink their approach?

Firm Leadership

A Crown Jewel in the Bronx

A community garden is the beating heart of an affordable housing complex renovation.

Ideas

The New Climate Reality

Extreme weather events are the new normal, a growing risk that businesses and investors are learning to manage. At the same time, they are meeting the challenge with creative market solutions that have long-term impact.

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16 articles

A New Threshold for Sustainable Finance

Building a Green Portfolio

Jessica Alsford on Climate Change and ESG

More Asset Owners Embrace Sustainability

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Diversity

Finding Opportunity in Any Language

Drawing from her Latina heritage, Claudia Marmolejo has successfully navigated and excelled across both corporate and international cultures, while opening paths for others.

Investment Banking

Capital Creates Coffee That Sustains

Morgan Stanley helped Starbucks work toward its goal of making coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product, by underwriting a pair of groundbreaking sustainability bonds.

Students and Graduates

Never Too Early to Explore Career Options

Participation in the Early Insights Program, as well as exposure to a different corporate culture, inspired Vivian Zhang to make Morgan Stanley her firm of choice to start a career in global finance.

Research

U.S. Midterm Elections: 3 Outcomes for Investors

Midterm elections are making headlines, but investors shouldn't lose sight of what matters most: fundamentals.

Innovation LAb

Paying It Forward by Helping Others Do the Same

Having benefitted from nonprofits growing up, Rhoden Monrose founded CariClub, a social impact platform that aims to connect professionals with their higher purpose.

Japan's Long Economic Journey Gets New Lift

Investing in the Fintech-Enabled Lending Boom

Preparing for Peak Earnings

What to Do When Profit Margins Dip

Five Tips for Navigating Your Career During College

Lessons for Every Entrepreneur and Investor

Today marks the first anniversary of the Morgan Stanley House, built for families of children being treated at @GreatOrmondSt.

Support the Causes You Care About with a Donor Advised Fund

This Election, Do Deficits Matter?

Luxury Brands Master the Art of Growth

It's Alive! Celebrating the 200th Birthday of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”

Fixed Income: Is It Time to Get Pro Active?

A Crown Jewel in the Bronx

The New Climate Reality

Finding Opportunity in Any Language

Capital Creates Coffee That Sustains

Never Too Early to Explore Career Options

U.S. Midterm Elections: 3 Outcomes for Investors

Paying It Forward by Helping Others Do the Same

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