This issue comprises nine highly downloaded and cited articles in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management. Taken together these original and novel empirical studies offer practical policy contributions to a myriad of challenges faced by firms all over the world. This article summarizes the main contributions of these articles, all of which were developed and published in a pre-COVID-19 era, and then offers further reflections on their implications for research, practice, and policy to guide economic recovery in a post-COVID-19 world.