This is the final piece of a four-part blog mini-series where I discuss the current and future status of financial services (and...

This post is the third part of my four-part blog on the status of financial services when it comes to qualifying as a profession....

In Part I of this mini-series of blog posts, I argued that financial services, broadly construed, fails to meet the definition of...

Several years ago in my MBA program, I came across an article citing a study that found Americans trust Uber drivers more than financial...

After a few weeks' delay due to a cyber attack on the journal's website (yes, really), my first peer-reviewed publication, co-authored...

You 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,...

I am pleased to announce that our paper, "The Forced Registration of Hedge Funds in the United States" will be published in the October,...

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...

It has long been predicted that student loans would become a problem for the nation. In 2010, for the first time in United States...

The question arises within both social and academic circles. The definitive answer, taking all possible factors into account, is...

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...

One week ago, I was informed that my application to join the ranks of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) roster of...

Yesterday, I received notification that my paper, "Financial Elder Abuse: A (Dis)Confirmatory Analysis" made the Social Science Research...

Today, I received notice that my paper titled, "Financial Elder Abuse: A (Dis)Confirmatory Analysis" has been accepted for presentation...

Recently, I came across an advertisement on Facebook where a financial advisor (a Certified Financial Planner or CFP no less!) argues...

It has been known for many years--probably since 1986 when Congress passed legislation outlawing mandatory retirement--that academic jobs...

Over the past 15 months, authorities have promulgated efforts to stop America’s aging population from falling prey to scams and other...

Charles Schwab is known as a giant in the industry not just for its commercials but lately its subscription service payment option for...

There's a tremendous amount of work that goes into research. Like many other worthwhile pursuits, an onlooker will only see the top 1%...

Many Americans are just now seeing changes to their tax situations as a result of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) passed by Congress and...