In this campus life we pose four different students a topical, interesting and important question. We inquire if students who pay for their studies themselves perform better in the classroom and if they are more motivated.

Georgie Watson, an exchange student from Melbourne, studies Finance and Economics at Tilburg University. She writes about the highlights and surprises she discovered in the Netherlands and around Europe.

Dennis and Joost spoke to Mr. van Bijsterveldt, Interim Commercial Manager at RKC. He gives his insight about the financial world around football. He explains how football clubs earn their revenue and how they manage in their market. The interview is especially focused on the financial position of RKC Waalwijk and gives some interesting insight in this sector.

Long time trader Martijn Rozemuller discusses the evolving nature of exchange traded funds and their growing popularity. Martijn gives insight into the issues that have made breaking into the fierce and competitive market of actively managed funds more difficult than one would expect.  With experience in building his own company, Think ETF is on its way up as investors begin to appreciate the benefits associated with low risk tracking products.

Marcel Pheijffer elaborates on the often-discussed recent reports concerning the accounting profession, its findings and recommendations. He reflects on the issues surrounding the profession in the past years and discusses its future.