MIZZOU Magazine

Aug. 27, 2024

Coming home

Homecoming snapshots from decades past

Aug. 27, 2024

Prowling the parade

Meet the Tiger Trio leading Mizzou Homecoming 2024

Aug. 27, 2024

Feeding frenzy

The Homecoming food drive broke records last year. Can the Tiger Food Fight surpass it in 2024?

worker in underground steam tunnel

Aug. 27, 2024

Underground overhaul

A glimpse beneath the area around Jesse Hall and the David R. Francis Quadrangle

Aug. 27, 2024

Art and artifacts return

Two museums return to campus

Aug. 27, 2024

How to feather a nest egg

Published on Show Me Mizzou Aug. 27, 2024Story by Dale Smith, BJ ’88 Adobe Stock If there’s an angsty topic troubling the sleep of adults of all ages, it’s the question of how best to invest for retirement. The received wisdom advises younger people to invest in stocks, which can be volatile but lucrative, and for older people to sock money into bonds, which guarantee known but modest payouts. Institutions — even federal laws — have enshrined this as the standard life cycle of investing. Then finance Professor Michael Doherty and big data came along to test that theory.

Aug. 27, 2024

Brains, grains and radiotracers

Among 44 Mizzou Research Council Grant recipients are a host of remarkable projects — and a spelling bee’s worth of ten-dollar words.

Aug. 27, 2024

Letting the introvert go

Director of MU Fraternity and Sorority Life Chris Jefferson is working to bring the Greek community together.

Aug. 27, 2024

Mule variations

Matthew Gordon examines the evolution of Missouri dialect

Aug. 27, 2024

Balancing act

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