Todd Houge
Director of Finance Lab, Director, Undergraduate Studies, Curt and Carol Lane Fellow, and Professor of Instruction
Current Positions
- Director of Finance Lab, Finance
- Professor of Instruction, Finance
- Director, Undergraduate Studies, Finance
- Curt and Carol Lane Fellow, Finance
Education
- PhD in Business Administration, University of Iowa
- MBA, University of Iowa
- BA in Finance and Economics, Wartburg College
Research Interests
- Financial Modeling
- Equity Portfolio Management
- Applied Equity Valuation
- Investment Strategies
- Wealth Management
Licenses & Certifications
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA Institute, 2002
Selected Awards & Honors
- Master of Finance Instructor of the Year: Core - Tippie College of Business, 2024
- Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2024
- Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2023
- Master of FInance Instructor of the Year: Core - Tippie College of Business, 2021
- Master of FInance Instructor of the Year: Core - Tippie College of Business, 2020
- MBA Finance Professor of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2019
- Nominee, Student's Choice Award for Faculty Excellence - Tippie Student Senate, 2019
- Undergraduate Faculty of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2015
- MBA Finance Professor of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2012
- MBA Finance Professor of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2010
Professional Memberships
- CFA Institute
- CFA Society Iowa
Selected Publications
- Houge, T. I. & Cai, J. (2008). The Long-Term Impact of Rebalancing the Russell 2000 Index. Financial Analysts Journal. 64 (No. 4 (Jul) pp. 76-91.
- Houge, T. I. & Wellman, J. (2007). The Use and Abuse of Mutual Fund Expenses. Journal of Business Ethics. 70 (1) pp. 23-32.
- Houge, T. I. & Loughran, T. (2006). Do Investors Capture the Value Premium?. Financial Management. 35 (2) pp. 5-19.
- Houge, T. I. & Wellman, J. (2005). Fallout from the Mutual Fund Trading Scandal. Journal of Business Ethics. 62 (2) pp. 129-139.
- Houge, T. I., Loughran, T., Suchanek, G. L., & Yan, X. (2001). Divergence of Opinion, Uncertainty, and the Quality of Initial Public Offerings. Financial Management. 30 (4) pp. 5-23.
- Houge, T. I. & Loughran, T. (2000). Cash Flow is King: Cognitive Errors by Investors. Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets. 1 (3) pp. 161-175.
- Houge, T. I. & Loughran, T. (1999). Growth Fixation and the Performance of Bank IPOs, 1983-1991. Journal of Banking and Finance. 23 (8) pp. 1277-1301.