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Beating the market: UI’s student-managed Henry Fund wins national kudos
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Some of the nation’s savviest investors reside right here in the Corridor. In fact, they’re University of Iowa students, and last month they proved their mettle by being named the nation’s top graduate student-managed investment fund. The Henry Fund, a real-money investment fund managed by students in the UI’s Tippie College of Business’ master’s in finance program, beat out the likes of Rice and...
Richard Peter wins Tippie College’s highest tenure-track teaching award
Monday, May 17, 2021
Richard Peter, Associate Professor of Finance, received the Tippie College’s Collegiate Teaching Award for tenure-track faculty at the college’s annual faculty/staff recognition event. The Collegiate Teaching Award recognizes excellence in teaching and each of the college’s six academic departments nominates a faculty member for the award. A committee of former Collegiate Teaching Award winners...
3 People / 3 Questions: Eden Simmer, Lisa Stange, & Lu Li
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Each year we ask three people connected to the Department of Finance: What are you reading, who is inspiring you, and what is the best part of your day?
Why the financial industry is finally taking gender equality seriously
Sunday, May 2, 2021
“I know it’s supposed to be entertaining, but it just brings back memories,” she said. Zaharis is a professor of practice at the Tippie College of Business and worked in mutual funds for 25 years managing $2 billion in assets. While Zaharis’ career trajectory is a success story, when she started, she felt compelled to wear a suit and tightly pull her hair back in an effort to fit in with her co...
Gloves up: Jose Duran is a fighter by trade
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Jose Duran (BBA20) was a scrawny 16-year-old kid staring up at what seemed like a monster in the ring at the Des Moines Police Boxing Club. It was Duran’s first career fight, and his opponent was 10 years older, several inches taller, and a whole lot faster.
Proof: Associate Professor Richard Peter has it
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Richard Peter writes his theoretical models by hand. Sheet after sheet of symbols and signs that may leave you scratching your head. For the untrained eye, looking at his step-by-step derivations may raise lots of questions, but for the Department of Finance’s award-winning researcher, they answer questions.
Wait. Is that Chuck Norris?
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Startup Cameo had its breakthrough moment in 2020 and Tippie alum Garret Dunn (BBA13) was part of its rise.
Outrunning a tidal wave: What it's like to be a hospital COO during COVID-19
Sunday, May 2, 2021
When he was a middle schooler, Cory Mead (BBA11/ MHA13) got a staph infection that was so bad that it required multiple surgeries and a PICC line, measures that effectively saved his life.
More than a game: How Nicole Schmidt found a home for herself in baseball
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Dusty and exhausted after hours of play at the ball field, Nicole Schmidt (BBA06) relaxed in the passenger seat as her dad drove, feeling the breeze from the open window and listening to a baseball game on the radio.
Henry Fund named best student-managed investment fund
Friday, April 9, 2021
The Henry Fund, the University of Iowa’s graduate student-managed investment fund, recently was named the top fund in its class based on its performance in 2020.
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