Professor and Brenneman Professor of Business Strategy, School of Business
Journal articles
"The Economics of Alternative Energy and Perspectives for a 21st Century Energy Policy." Regional Business Review (2009) (with James Haines and J.D. Kaad).
"Cross-sectional Differences in the Profits, Returns and Risks of Firms initiating Dividends." Managerial Finance 35(6) (2009): 479-492 (with Neil Fargher).
"Changing Perspectives on payout Policy: The Evolution from Dividends to Share Repurchase," Managerial Finance 35(6) (2009): 509-530 (with H. Kent Baker).
"The Incredible Shrinking Equity Premium: Investors' Greatest Cognitive Error, Problems and Perspectives in Management 7(3) (2009): 4-14.
"Equities' Heartbreaking Performance is Nothing New." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 6(4) (2009: 233-235.
"When Does a bonds-first Withdrawal Sequence Extend Portfolio Longevity?" Journal of Financial Planning November 2008: 66-77 (with Robert Irons).
"130/30 Funds: The Evolution of Active Equity Investing." Institutional Investor Special Issue: Guide to 130/30 Strategies (2008), 176-185 (with Charlies Krusen and Florian Weber).
"Testing Equity Portfolios for Alpha Bias: An Application for Student Investment Funds." Journal of Economics and Finance Education 7(2): 31-38 (winter 2008) (with Larry R. Gorman).
Chapters
"Why Firms Begin Paying Dividends: Value Growth and Life Cycle Effects" (chapter). Dividends and Dividend Policy by H. Kent Baker. Hoboken, N.J.: Blackwell Publishing, 2009 (with Neil Fargher).
Syndicated web journalism
"AstraZeneca: Best Dividend in Big Pharma," SeekingAlpha.com, March 30, 2009.
"Stimulus Bill's Winner and Losers," SeekingAlpha.com, March 2, 2009.
"Banking Crisis: Causes and Possible Solutions," SeekingAlpha.com, Feb. 25, 2009.
"McDonald's: Looking a Little Overvalued," SeekingAlpha.com, Jan. 13, 2009.
"S&P 500 and Nikkei 225: A Similar Tale of Burst Bubbles," SeekingAlpha.com, Dec. 23, 2008.
"U.S. Economy: No Easy Answers, But Plenty of Questions," SeekingAlpha.com, Nov. 19, 2008.
Presentations
"The Cross-sectional Dispersion of Stock Returns, Alpha and the Information Ratio," Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, Key Largo, Fla., March 2010
"Hedge Fund Risk, Return and Performance: Additional Evidence," Washburn, November 2009 (with Rosemary Walker)
"Economic Update," Greater Kansas City (Mo.) Financial Planning Association, August 2009
"The Cross-sectional Dispersion of Stock Returns, Alpha and the Information Ratio," Washburn, April 2009
"Economic Update," Topeka Chapter, Association of Government Accountants, April 2009
"Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy," American Business Women's Association, Topeka, October 2008; Downtown Rotary Club, Topeka, October 2008; Tax Subcommittee, Kansas Legislature, Topeka, November 2008; Association of Government Accountants, Topeka, March 2009
"Creating a Capital Budgeting Analysis Model in Excel - From Basic to Advanced Topics," Academy of Economics and Finance Meeting, Pensacola, Fla., February 2009
"How Retail 130/30 Funds are Changing the Market," Investing in 103/30 Funds and Implementing Successful Trading Strategies, Finance IQ/IQPC, New York, N.Y., July 2008
Awards and honors
Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award 2011
A. Roy Myers Excellence in Research Award 2010
John and Betty Dicus Excellence in Teaching Award, WU School of Business 2010
Student Life Achieving Excellence Award 2009
Kaw Valley Bank Excellence in Research Award, WU School of Business 2009
Offices and appointments
Associate editor, Investment Management and Financial Innovations
Associate editor, Journal of Business and Leadership
Public commentary (syndicated Internet journalism)
"The Market's Recent Volatility According to Keynes," SeekingAlpha.com, Feb. 10, 2010
"The Limits of Capitalism and Investor Returns in the Next Decade," SeekingAlpha.com, Jan. 3, 2010
"Wal-Mart: Good Time to Hold Long-term Write Covered Calls," SeekingAlpha.com, Oct. 1, 2009
"Procter & Gamble: Good Opportunity to Buy and Hold Investors," SeekingAlpha.com, Aug. 31, 2009
"Equities Heartbreaking Performance is Nothing new, SeekingAlpha.com, Aug. 9, 2009
"Stock Return Dispersion and the VIX Forecast Alpha Dispersion, SeekingAlpha.com, Aug. 7, 2009