Robert R. Johnson, PhD, CFA

Professor

Contact

RobertJohnson@creighton.edu
Heider College of Business
Economics & Finance - Business

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