Spring 2024
Larry Schrenk, Associate Professor of Finance
Department of Finance, College of Business
175 West Mark Street
Winona, MN 55987-3384
Larry Schrenk is Associate Professor of Finance and has taught at Winona State since 2016. He has previously taught at the Robert Kogod School of Business at American University and the Robert Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore. His teaching focuses on investments, security selection, and portfolio management. In particular, he teaches the Student Managed Investment Fund in which advanced finance students help manage part of the WSU Foundation’s portfolio. He also teaches a general education course, Financial Literacy (goals 5 and 9), which introduces students to broad issues in economics and finance in a conceptual way. His research involves corporate finance, investments, financial ethics, and decentralized finance (DeFi) on the blockchain, especially governance issues.
Contact Information
Office: Somsen 319F
Telephone: 507-457-2388
E-Mail: lschrenk@winona.edu
Zoom Room: My Zoom Room or https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/lschrenk (passcode: Larry)
Website: http://larryschrenk.com/
Office Hours:
9:00-9:50 MWF Somsen 319F
12:00-1:10 MWF Somsen 319F
My Zoom Room (passcode: Larry) TR (Send me an e-mail to arrange.)
by appointment in My Zoom Room (passcode: Larry)
Chatbots: NEW
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WSUGEPChat: A chatbot to answer questions about the general education program at WSU
FIN100Chat: A chatbot to answer questions about FIN 100 - Financial Literacy
FIN422Chat: A chatbot to answer questions about FIN 422 - Student Managed Investment Fund
FIN470Chat: A chatbot to answer questions about FIN 470 - Financial Analysis in Excel
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Current Courses
FIN 100 - Financial Literacy (Online, D2L, General Education: Goals 5 and 9)
FIN 422 - Student Managed Investment Fund 10:00-10:50 Somsen 315
FIN 470 - Financial Analysis in Excel 11:00-11:50 Somsen 328
WSU Courses
FIN 100 - Financial Literacy (Online, D2L, General Education: Goals 5 and 9)
FIN 422 - Student Managed Investment Fund
FIN 430 - Fixed Income Securities (Online Summer, D2L)
FIN 440 - International Finance (Online Summer, D2L)
FIN 470 - Financial Analysis in Excel
FIN 473 - Real Estate Investment
Other Courses Taught
Classroom
Undergraduate
Personal Finance, Introductory Finance, Derivative Securities, Financial Analysis in Excel, Financial Markets and Institutions, Intermediate Corporate Finance, International Finance, Investments, Private Wealth Management, Real Estate Investment, Risk Management, Security Analysis and Valuation, and Micro- and Macroeconomics
Graduate
Introductory Finance, Financial Management, Derivative Securities, Investments, Financial Modeling, Risk Management, and Micro- and Macroeconomics
Online
Undergraduate
Personal Finance, Financial Literacy, Introductory Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Fixed Income Securities, International Finance, Investments, Macro- and Microeconomics
Graduate
Introductory Finance, Financial Management, Investments, and Macro- and Microeconomics
Research
Corporate Finance, Firm Governance, Executive Compensation, Capital Budgeting and Real Options, and the Ethics of Finance
Positions
Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business, Winona State University, 2021-
Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business, Winona State University, 2016-2021
Assistant Professor of Finance, Robert P. Kogod School of Business, American University, 2008-2016
Assistant Professor of Finance, Robert G. Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, 2001-2008
Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Robert G. Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, 2000-2001
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