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What Studying the Volatility Index Tells Us

What Studying the Volatility Index Tells Us

Peter Lung is the Denver Clearing House Endowed Chair in the Reiman School of Finance. For more than 18 years, he has studied the volatility index (VIX), which uses the S&P 500 to measure whether the financial market is calm or nervous. Also known as a “fear...

MBA Alum Invests in Students’ Success

“The University of Denver is a special place,” said Russell Noles (MBA 1989). “So many of the faculty members have both the academic training and the practitioner perspective. DU brings the practical and the academic together so well, enriching the student...

Daniels Student Graduates to World of Possibilities

Daniels Student Graduates to World of Possibilities

“Wow,” Andres Pulido says over Zoom. “We’re getting deep.” We’re about half an hour into an interview about his life and college experience, a couple months before he walks across the graduation stage at Magness Arena. The question at hand is about the value he places...

Connections Help Grad Land Dream Consulting Job

Connections Help Grad Land Dream Consulting Job

Cain Menard has a standard party trick: When he meets someone new, he tries to find a connection with them—seeing if they have someone in common. “Six degrees of separation says that you’re six degrees from everyone on Earth,” explains Menard, who is graduating with...