Robert A. Weigand, Ph.D. is professor of finance and holder of the Brenneman Professorship in Business Strategy at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Previously he has been on the faculties of Texas A&M University, the University of Colorado, and the University of South Florida. His published research spans many topical areas, including investments, portfolio management, corporate finance and banking, and has appeared in scholarly journals such as The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Investing, Financial Management, The Financial Review, The Journal of Financial Research, Investment Management and Financial Innovations, and Problems and Perspectives in Management. Dr. Weigand's management experience is in the resort hotel/country club industry. He is an active public speaker and offers consulting services and educational seminars for corporations and private clients.