Steven LeeFeb 28, 20192 minIt Begins...Last year, my dissertation chair, Dr. Benjamin Cummings, called to ask if I would assist him in a project on affinity fraud. That's the fancy name for fraud...
Steven Lee4 days ago5 minMarket VolatilityLike many large-scale hardships thrust upon society, Covid-19 has resulted in turbulent stock markets for the better part of 2020. Despite stimulus relief p...
Steven LeeMar 26 minLow/No-Cost Resources for the Aspiring AcademicMany critics of higher education in America denounce the increasing cost to students who are often forced to take out loans at high interest rates only to sp...
Steven LeeJan 211 minPaper Accepted to ACCI!One of my research groups wrote a paper titled, "Are CFP® Professionals Less Likely to Engage in Misconduct? Exploring the Importance of Job Classification ...
Steven LeeJan 179 minThe Professional Status of Financial Services, Part IV This is the final piece of a four-part blog mini-series where I discuss the current and future status of financial services (and financial planning) as a pro...
Steven LeeJan 148 minThe Professional Status of Financial Services, Part IIIThis post is the third part of my four-part blog on the status of financial services when it comes to qualifying as a profession. Originally, this was going ...
Steven LeeDec 9, 20197 minThe Professional Status of Financial Services, Part IIIn Part I of this mini-series of blog posts, I argued that financial services, broadly construed, fails to meet the definition of professionhood as evinced i...
Steven LeeNov 12, 20195 minThe Professional Status of Financial Services, Part ISeveral years ago in my MBA program, I came across an article citing a study that found Americans trust Uber drivers more than financial advisors. This was ...
Steven LeeNov 11, 20191 min1st Publication Rolls Out!After a few weeks' delay due to a cyber attack on the journal's website (yes, really), my first peer-reviewed publication, co-authored with Eddie Kramer, jus...
Steven LeeOct 11, 20196 minDealing with CriticsYou have put-in close to 100 hours on your current project--a paper for a blog, a conference, Even though you've done all this before, many times, you still...
Steven LeeSep 4, 20192 minFirst Peer-Reviewed Publication!I am pleased to announce that our paper, "The Forced Registration of Hedge Funds in the United States" will be published in the October, 2019 issue of Econom...
Steven LeeAug 20, 20191 minSSRN Top 10% Author!!!Just received this notification that I made SSRN’s top 10% of authors based on new downloads over the past 12 months. Pretty neat! SSRN is the Social Scienc...
Steven LeeAug 14, 20194 min"Nothing Is Certain, Except Death and Taxes...And Student Loan Debt": Part IIt has long been predicted that student loans would become a problem for the nation. In 2010, for the first time in United States history, student borrowing...
Steven LeeJul 19, 20194 minTraditional vs Roth Accounts: Which is Better?The question arises within both social and academic circles. The definitive answer, taking all possible factors into account, is arguably incalculable. Ass...
Steven LeeJul 12, 20193 minMy Newest Paper is on SSRN!This is a piece I have been working on for a couple of years. It's titled, "Financial Services is Not a Profession." While I anticipate some resistance to ...
Steven LeeJul 8, 20192 minAchievement Unlocked: FINRA Arbitrator!One week ago, I was informed that my application to join the ranks of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) roster of arbitrators was approve...
Steven LeeJul 2, 20191 minSSRN Top 10 List!Yesterday, I received notification that my paper, "Financial Elder Abuse: A (Dis)Confirmatory Analysis" made the Social Science Research Network's top 10 dow...
Steven LeeJun 29, 20193 minAcceptance to AFS '19!!!Today, I received notice that my paper titled, "Financial Elder Abuse: A (Dis)Confirmatory Analysis" has been accepted for presentation at the 2019 Academy o...
Steven LeeJun 13, 20195 minThe Power of the 401(k) MatchRecently, I came across an advertisement on Facebook where a financial advisor (a Certified Financial Planner or CFP no less!) argues against putting money i...
Steven LeeMay 31, 20193 minHow Fierce is the Academic Job Market?It has been known for many years--probably since 1986 when Congress passed legislation outlawing mandatory retirement--that academic jobs would continue to b...
