Robert R. Johnson, PhD, CFA
Professor
Robert R. Johnson, PhD, CFA, CAIA, is a Professor of Finance at Creighton University's Heider College of Business. He is also Principal in Economic Index Associates. Until April 2018, he was President and CEO at The American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, PA. He was formerly Senior Managing Director at CFA Institute in Charlottesville, VA and was responsible for all aspects of the CFA Program for the majority of his 15-year tenure. In 2013, he received the Alfred C. "Pete" Morley Distinguished Service Award from CFA Institute in appreciation of his leadership, stewardship and outstanding service.
Prior to joining CFA Institute, Bob was a Professor of Finance at Creighton University from 1984 through 1996. Bob won several teaching awards and in 1994 received the university-wide Robert F. Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence. He has over 80 refereed articles in leading finance and investment journals. His publications have appeared in the
Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Portfolio Management, and the
Financial Analyst Journal, among others. He has been quoted in
The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron's, Forbes, Globe and Mail, and
The South China Post, among others. He has appeared numerous times on
ABC World News, Bloomberg TV (Europe and US),
CNN, and
China Business News, among others. He is a regular contributor on
El Mercurio (Chile) and
The Hill. Bob has served on the board of RS Investments, a San Francisco-based investment management firm and on the board of The Virginia Institute of Autism.
Teaching Interests
- Federal Reserve Monetary Policy
Department
Economics and Finance
Position
Professor
Books
- Johnson Robert, Invest with the Fed : Maximizing Portfolio Performance by Following Federal Reserve Policy 2015
- Krantz Matt, Investment Banking for Dummies 2014
- Leimberg Stephan R., Tools and Techniques of Investment Planning 2013
- Encyclopedia of Financial Models, III
Buetow Gerald, Measuring Interest Rate Risk: Effective Duration and Convexity [Book Chapter] 2013
Publications
- Journal of financial service professionals
Washer Kenneth, Insights from the American Association of Individual Investors Asset Allocation Survey
72:5, p. 67 2018 - Financial Analysts Journal
Jensen Gerald R., All that’s gold does not glitter
74:1, p. 59 - 76 2018 - Financial Analysts Journal
Jensen Gerald R., Optimizing exposure to precious metals through a fund
74:1, p. 38 - 40 2018 - Global Finance Journal
Conover C. Mitchell, Emerging Markets: Is the Trend Still Your Friend?
32, p. 128 - 148 2017 - Managerial Finance
Washer Kenneth M, Santa Claus Rally and Firm Size
42:8, p. 817 - 829 2016 - Journal of Financial Service Professionals
Johnson Robert R., The Association between Federal Reserve Policy and Sector Returns
70:3, p. 83 - 88 2016 - Journal of Wealth Management
Washer Kenneth M., The Increasing Volatility of the Stock Market?
19:1, p. 71 - 82 2016 - Journal of Portfolio Management
Braymen Charles Byron, International Diversification: The Weighting is the Hardest Part
42:1, p. 53 - 62 2015 - Journal of Wealth Management
Horan Stephen M., The Influence of a Family Business on Portfolio Management: An Asset-Liability Management Approach
17:1, p. 14 - 30 2014 - Journal of Financial Planning
Washer Kenneth M., An Intuitive Examination of Downside Risk
Volume 26:6, p. 56 - 60 2013 - Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting
Johnson Robert R., How large are the benefits of emerging market equities? 2012 - Journal of Portfolio Management
Garcia-Feijoo Luis, The Effectiveness of Asset Classes in Hedging Risk
38:3, p. 40 - 55 2012 - Journal of business ethics
Kracher Beverly, Repurchase Announcements, Lies and False Signals
16:15, p. 1677 - 1685 1997
Presentations
- Economic Outlook, LaSalle University's 17th Annual Economic Outlook, Union League Club of Philadelphia 2018
Awards
- Alfred C. "Pete" Morley Distinguished Service Award
This award was established to honor members who have made an extraordinarily significant contribution to CFA Institute, or its predecessor organizations, through their leadership, exceptional stewardship, and outstanding service.
CFA Institute
CFA Institute - Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Student Award for Teaching Excellence
Creighton University
Consulting
- Board Member
RS Investments was an investment management firm that was majority owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company.
RS Investments
2012 - 2015