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Why More Teenagers Are Learning to Invest Like Wall Street Pros As teen interest in investing surges, brokerage firms are scrambling to court Gen Z consumers. Babson finance expert Patrick Gregory, who teaches high school students how to evaluate stocks like a Wall Street professional, provides tips for teen investors.
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May 12, 2026

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2026-06-04 18:56:16
Martin Mejia ’26 Wins Inaugural Mass Fintech Hub Pitch Battle Martin Mejia ’26 won the inaugural Mass Fintech Hub Pitch Battle, beating out eight other schools for a plethora of prizes.
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May 12, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-06-04 07:54:21
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Place Your Bets—on Everything: Babson Professors Unpack the Prediction Markets  By allowing users to place a dizzying array of bets, prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket can tap into the wisdom of the crowd. Those insights, while valuable, also come with risk.
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March 11, 2026

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2026-06-04 18:33:29
Babson Team Places 13th at Rotman International Trading Competition Babson College placed 13th out of 37 leading international universities at the 2026 Rotman International Trading Competition in Toronto.
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February 24, 2026

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2026-06-04 00:55:17
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Five Things to Know About Ahmed Ahmed, One of Poets & Quants’ Best Undergraduate Professors Ahmed Ahmed, who was named to Poets & Quants’ list of 50 Best Undergraduate Business Professors of 2025, shares some fun facts, including his childhood ambitions and his passion for underdog soccer teams.
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December 3, 2025

Posted in Community, Outcomes

2026-06-03 16:56:07
Priyansh Bothra '25 Wins 15th Annual Babson Trading Competition Priyansh Bothra ’25 won the 15th annual Babson Trading Competition, which attracted more than 60 undergraduate and graduate students from Babson College, Olin College, and Wellesley College to the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance.
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November 17, 2025

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-06-01 19:27:30
Babson students learning financial literacy.
The Credit Habit: Babson Finance Students on Gen Z’s Growing Reliance on 'Buy Now, Pay Later' From Coachella tickets to Taco Bell, “Buy Now, Pay Later” is a growing generational habit. Babson’s financiers of the future warn that without financial literacy, it can turn into costly dependence.
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October 24, 2025

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2026-06-01 22:33:40
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LinkedIn Ranks Babson No. 1 for Alumni Network, No. 7 Overall in the United States Amid Bevy of Top Marks In its inaugural rankings of the best 50 colleges in the country, LinkedIn named Babson the No. 1 school in four categories: strongest alumni network, largest share of alumni founders and entrepreneurs, fueling business development careers, and alumni working internationally.
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August 13, 2025

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-06-03 16:57:50
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Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance Launches Campaign for 25th Anniversary The Cutler Center at Babson College is launching a crowdfunding campaign to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, marking a quarter-century of dedication to advancing the fields of investment education, financial research, and industry engagement.
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March 5, 2025

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2026-05-29 10:10:44
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Babson Team Places 7th at Rotman International Trading Competition Babson College placed seventh out of 35 leading international universities at the 2025 Rotman International Trading Competition in Toronto.
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February 26, 2025

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2026-06-01 04:23:45