Geoffrey Smith
Biography
Geoffrey Smith was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, the only city in the world named after Paul Methuen, and also the birthplace of Nobel Prize winner Elias James Corey, and of Major Robert Rogers, commander of the famous Rogers' Rangers, whose 28 "Rules of Ranging," created in 1757 during the French and Indian War, are still considered the model for U.S. Army Ranger activities. He earned a high school diploma from Brooks School in 1986, a bachelor's from Bradley University in 1989, a MBA from DePaul University in 1992, and a doctorate from the University of Georgia in 2006.
From 1990 to 2001, he worked in finance at Newark Electronics, where he acquired excellent computer spreadsheet skills, as a senior credit analyst at First NH Bank (n/k/a Citizens Bank), where he became very skilled in reading financial statements and in making commercial loans, and in finance at New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, where he learned about investment banking, municipal bonds, and housing finance. During this time, Professor Smith would also teach night classes in economics and finance at New Hampshire College (n/k/a SNHU). His first full-time faculty position was at ASU in 2006. He has also held faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Tulane University. His research is published in Critical Finance Review, Finance Research Letters, Financial Accountability & Management, Financial Review, Journal of Wealth Management, and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.
Education
- B.S. Bradley University 1989
- M.B.A. DePaul University 1992
- Ph.D. University of Georgia 2006
Publications
"A new look at expected stock returns and volatility" with Russell P. Robins
Critical Finance Review, Forthcoming
"Selection bias and pseudo discoveries on the constancy of stock return anomalies" with Russell P. Robins
Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 55(4) (2020)
"On structural changes in the holiday effect" with Russell P. Robins
Journal of Wealth Management 21(4) (2019)
"On unmodeled breaks in the turn of the year, turn of the month, and January effects" with Russell P. Robins
Financial Review 52(4) (2017)
"No more weekend effect" with Russell P. Robins
Critical Finance Review 5(2) (2016)
"Weekday variation in the leverage effect: A puzzle"
Finance Research Letters 17 (2016)
"New evidence on sources of leverage effects in individual stocks"
Financial Review 50(3) (2015)
"Google Internet search activity and volatility prediction in the market for foreign currency"
Finance Research Letters 9(2) (2012)
"Capital structure determinants for tax-exempt organisations: Evidence from the UK"
Financial Accountability & Management 28(2) (2012)
"What are the capital structure determinants for tax-exempt organizations?"
Financial Review 45(3) (2010)
Courses
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 302 | Managerial Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| CIS 591 | Seminar |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CIS 591 | Seminar |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 421 | Security Analys Portfolio Mgmt |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 421 | Security Analys Portfolio Mgmt |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| FIN 501 | Basics of Managerial Finance |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| FIN 502 | Managerial Finance |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 421 | Security Analys Portfolio Mgmt |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| FIN 501 | Basics of Managerial Finance |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 361 | Advanced Managerial Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 361 | Advanced Managerial Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| FIN 502 | Managerial Finance |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
Honors/Awards
List of teachers ranked as excellent by their students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Service
Television, Radio, and Print Appearances
"Pros and cons of investing using the Robinhood app"
FOX 10 Phoenix Arizona Morning
"Live interview on GameStop stock rally and short selling"
FOX 10 Phoenix Arizona Morning
"Coronavirus pandemic causes a coin shortage"
Arizona PBS Arizona Horizon
"Are we headed for another recession?"
NBC Phoenix 12News
"Live interview on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency"
FOX10 Phoenix Newsmaker Sunday
"Live interview on economics and the US Presidential race"
FOX 10 Phoenix Arizona Morning Sunday at 6:00am
"What Is the potential economic impact of Bitcoin?"
KJZZ 91.5 FM Phoenix
"Columnist proposes putting business leaders on Fed Board of Governors"
KJZZ 91.5 FM Phoenix
"How bonds can calm anxious investors"
U.S. News & World Report
"Bitcoin beats gold again"
Forbes
"All those earnings beats: Legit, rigged or stretched?"
Phoenix Business Journal
"Are stock market anomalies merited? The 'Monday effect' debunked'"
Benzinga
"Bitcoin digital currency is starting to appear in New Orleans small businesses"
New Orleans Times-Picayune
"ASU research helps debunk myth of stock market 'weekend effect'"
ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact
"Decoding the mystery of stock return anomalies"
W. P. Carey News and Research
"Don't bet on holiday effect to boost market returns"
W. P. Carey News and Research
"Cryptocurrency: The future of money?"
W. P. Carey News and Research
Conference Presentations
Financial Management Association
Midwest Finance Association
Southern Finance Association
Western Finance Association
Referee
Financial Review
International Review of Economics and Finance
Journal of Banking and Finance
Journal of Corporate Finance
Journal of Financial Markets
Journal of Multinational Financial Management
Textbook Reviews
Financial Markets and Institutions 8e by Jeff Madura
International Financial Management 8e by Cheol Eun and Bruce Resnick
Principles of Corporate Finance 9e by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, and Franklin Allen
Principles of Finance by Sheridan Titman, John D. Martin, and Art Keown
Other Activities
Director of the Finance Academy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Judge, ACG Cup MBA Case Study Competition, Tulane University