Aliya Padamsee

Student project aims at Indian educational reform

In a sweltering Indian classroom, as a student raises her hand with a question to understand the concept of photosynthesis, she is silenced by her teacher with instructions to memorize the definition …

Heed the warning: a “Black Swan” is soon approaching

“We have never lived before under the threat of a global collapse. The financial ecology is swelling into gigantic, incestuous, bureaucratic banks — when one fails, they all fall. We have moved from a…

How to take action when lightning strikes your portfolio

Whenever we hear about national crises such as the credit downgrade from AAA to AA+ on Friday, August 5th, we’re always made aware of macroeconomic repercussions such as future governmental actions an…

Global money markets exchange and transform

It’s Sunday, August 7 at 2 p.m. and I’m watching the finals of a professional women’s tennis tournament in San Diego on an exquisitely clear, sunny day, when my iPhone buzzes with a CNBC MarketW…

Forget Buy&Hold: focus on the long-term direction

In continuing in the vein of how to grow your money, let’s explore the two forms of investment opportunities that will be available to most of us: “Buy&Hold,” and the active “Market Timing” approach. …

Moolah! You’ve earned it, now how do you grow it?

Earnings from on-campus and summer jobs can be put towards tuition or used as pocket money, but how can we devote a portion of it to invest in our future? Sooner or later we are faced with decisions a…

Could Swatties fall prey to credit card issuers?

This is the third installment of a three-part series focused on credit.

“Once you get your dream job after graduating, you can easily pay off the card…”

“It can come in handy when you’re strappe…

Be wary of ‘Open a Card Today, and Save 25%’

This is the second installment of a three-part series focused on credit.

With post-winter sales and early spring collections, opening department store credit cards are especially appealing. These card…

Your FICO Score: what you don’t know will hurt you!

When you were in high school, your GPA, SAT and AP scores were meant to measure your academic performance.

Swarthmore’s Admissions Office took all of these numbers, in addition to essays and extracurr…