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Food Insecurity, Racial Diversity, And Reservation Land: Relationships With The Credit Security Index, Theodor Gordon, Braden Orr Jan 2022

Food Insecurity, Racial Diversity, And Reservation Land: Relationships With The Credit Security Index, Theodor Gordon, Braden Orr

Initiative for Native Nation Relations

The Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibit banks from discriminating based on race, gender, national origin, and other protected categories. Are these laws enough to mitigate the multigenerational impacts of discrimination experienced by these communities? To address this question, this project examined whether unequal access to credit persists in communities on or adjacent to Indian reservations, communities with high levels of racial diversity, and communities where women are a greater percentage of the population than men.


How Long Does Savings Last When Retirees Need More Money (Or Less) Than Theory Suggests?, Steven Welch Jan 2016

How Long Does Savings Last When Retirees Need More Money (Or Less) Than Theory Suggests?, Steven Welch

Accounting and Finance Faculty Publications

Popular convention is to initially withdraw approximately 4% of the retirement savings and increase that dollar amount each year by inflation. But, what if 4% isn’t enough? How long will retirement funds last if a newly retired person needs 5%, 6%, or even 10%? Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) suggests that an investor only needs to choose between 2 assets, the risk free rate and an optimal risky portfolio. In this paper, five U.S.-based assets are tracked from 1934 until 2015 to see how long they survived independently and in combination with one other asset. Obviously the more a person needs …


Market Simulation Games For Undergraduate Investments Courses: Simple Or Complicated?, Steven Welch Jan 2014

Market Simulation Games For Undergraduate Investments Courses: Simple Or Complicated?, Steven Welch

Accounting and Finance Faculty Publications

In an effort to maximize the meaningfulness to the most students by using a market simulation game in the introductory investments course, for five years, varying levels of complexity were incorporated to determine the level at which most students were comfortable participating in the game. It was determined that as the complexity reduced, students had more interest (and participation) in the game. The goal of this experiment was to find the best experience for students to enjoy the game, but be rich enough for a significant learning experience. For the introductory investments course, currencies and derivatives seemed to be too …


Strategic Planning For Expanding Medicare And Medicaid Populations, Dave Zoeller Oct 2012

Strategic Planning For Expanding Medicare And Medicaid Populations, Dave Zoeller

Accounting and Finance Faculty Publications

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Understanding Asia's Financial Crisis, Barry Eichengreen Jan 1998

Understanding Asia's Financial Crisis, Barry Eichengreen

Clemens Lecture Series

No abstract provided.