What’s wrong with public stock markets like the Dow?

LAST month Schumpeter attended an event at the New York Stock Exchange held in honour of Brian Chesky, the co-founder of Airbnb, a room-sharing web... (2017)

Fewer companies are "going public" these days — and few advisors are thinking about the possible implications for, or impact on, investor portfolios. (2017)

The Dow Jones industrial average just did something it has never done in its 121-year history. (2017)

Airbnb's latest funding haul has surpassed all expectations. The company was said last summer be seeking up to $850 million in a round that would v... (2017)

Les Brorsen is EY Americas vice-chair for public policy. This post is based on an EY publication by Mr. Brorsen, David Brown, Jeff Grabow, Chris Ho... (2017)

In the past 2 yearsm an increasing number of companies, particularly tech startups, have reached the unicorn mark: valuations north of $1 billion o... (2016)

Technology companies worth more than $1 billion--and many worth $10 billion--have fewer reasons to go public than they did in the past. Here’s what... (2017)

Going public was once a sign of a young startup's promise. But these days, a growing number of young companies are avoiding IPOs altogether. In 199... (2018)

It’s not a good snapshot of the economy, which is incomprehensible anyway, and we now have far more information to understand the country’s companies. (2018)

To understand why the popular narrative around IPOs is wrong, you have to take apart the IPO process, how stock markets work, and what the “price” ... (2020)