Fall 2026
Larry Schrenk, Associate Professor of Finance
Department of Finance
Winona State University
Winona, MN 55987-3384
507-457-2388, lschrenk@winona.edu
Larry Schrenk is Associate Professor of Finance and has taught at Winona State since 2016. He 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 as well as the financial applications of artificial intelligence, especially fine-tuning (Unsloth) and agent orchestration (Hermes Agent). 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 finance & artificial intelligence, especially fine-tuning.
AI Use Statement: I use artificial intelligence (AI) tools extensively in my work. Because this use is collaborative and iterative, AI-assisted and original contributions cannot be precisely separated. Regardless of the extent of AI involvement, I take full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of all work. All content reflects my considered judgment, and I vouch for the work in its entirety.
AI Teaching Statement: In all my courses, I treat artificial intelligence (AI) as a collaborator amplifying human capability, not as a substitute for thinking. Effective AI users stay actively involved: they direct the work, decide which tasks belong to AI and which to themselves, interrogate the results, and make all final judgments. Because productive AI use is iterative and closely tied to your own reasoning, AI-assisted and original contributions cannot always be precisely separated. Whatever role AI plays in your work, hold yourself to three standards:
Active Engagement – Think critically throughout the process and never rely on output you do not understand.
Critical Verification – Question assumptions, check facts and figures against reliable sources, and evaluate AI output as rigorously as you would any other source.
Full Accountability – You remain responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of everything you submit.
For full information, see the AI policies for individual courses.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 AM, 12:00-1:10 PM MWF Sonsem 319F
By appointment in My Zoom Room (passcode: Larry)
These AI Assistants are designed to answer questions about WSU classes. They are experimental; absolutely no guarantee of accuracy are implied. If you encounter problems or incorrect information, please send me an e-mail with the date/time and a brief description of the issue.
FIN 100 AI Assistant for FIN 100 - Financial Literacy
FIN 377 AI Assistant for FIN 377 - Investments
FIN 422 AI Assistant for FIN 422 - Student Managed Investment Fund
FIN 440 AI Assistant for FIN 440 - International Finance
FIN 450 AI Assistant for FIN 450 - Finance and Artificial Intelligence (coming)
FIN 470 AI Assistant for FIN 470 - Financial Analysis in Excel
MIS 112 AI Assistant for MIS 112 - AI Unleashed
FIN 100 - Financial Literacy (Online, D2L, General Education: Goals 5 and 9)
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 450 - Finance and Artificial Intelligence
FIN 470 - Financial Analysis in Excel
Classroom
Undergraduate: Personal Finance, Introductory/Corporate Finance, Derivative Securities, Financial Analysis in Excel, Financial Markets and Institutions, Intermediate Corporate Finance, International Finance, Investments, Private Wealth Management, Principles of Real Estate, Risk Management, Security Analysis and Valuation, Micro- and Macroeconomics, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Graduate: Introductory/Corporate 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, Micro- and Macroeconomics
Graduate: Introductory Finance, Financial Management, Investments, and Micro- and Macroeconomics
Corporate Finance, Investments, Executive Compensation, Real Options, the Ethics of Finance, Finance and Artificial Intelligence
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
Ph.D., Finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001
M.S.F., Finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, 1995
M.B.A., Finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, 1995
B.A., University of Michigan, 1980