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S – Economics, Finance, Political Science, Law
Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | April 2, 2025-April 30, 2025
Wednesday: 12:45 PM-2:00 PM
The course number of this class has changed since catalog production.
Great investors rely on their interpretations of recent and distant history to shape their decisions. Of course they care about the present and the future, but they often extrapolate from the past. We examine the historical insights of three legends: George Soros, Robert Shiller, and Ray Dalio.
This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Hampel
HAMPEL, ROBERT–B.A., Yale; Ph.D., Cornell. Taught at the University of Delaware from 1985 to 2022. Author of six books on 19th and 20th-century American history, now studies how economic assumptions shaped the work of talented writers and eminent investors.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
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Kent/Sussex | Wilmington