Bakija, Cole, and Heim conclude that 60% of rising inequality between 1979 and 2005 is attributable to rising compensation for executives and finance professionals.

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Examples of the apps include NYSE MoneySense, which helps with personal finance and NYSE Connect, which is a community for executives.

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Working Lunch will offer management advice for women entrepreneurs and corporate executives and tips about personal finance.

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Although the reforms so far have created more work for finance departments, as well as higher accounting expenses, the direct impact on executives and directors hasn't been particularly troublesome.

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For that reason, some companies -- particularly in sensitive fields such as finance, pharmaceuticals and defense -- often issue top executives working with blank travel laptops especially for the trip.

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