Monthly Archives: April, 2012

Krause Fund Posts Spring Research

Posted on April 25, 2012 — Leave a Comment

The Krause Fund analysts have posted their spring 2012 research to the Fund’s website. This research covers 24 current and potential fund holdings across different economic sectors. Groups will present their company research to the Fund’s investment advisory board next Monday, April 30th from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in S401 and W401 PBB. The presentations are open to [...]

Category: Krause Fund

Minor League Baseball

Posted on April 24, 2012 — Leave a Comment

My boys and I are huge fans of minor league baseball. We do not necessarily follow any one team in particular, but merely enjoy the atmosphere of baseball at the minor league level. The crowds are smaller, the players are more accessible, and the game tends to be played at a quicker tempo. The minor [...]

Category: Iowa, Travel

Thank You MBA Students!

Posted on April 23, 2012 — Leave a Comment

On Saturday evening, my wife and I had the opportunity to attend the MBA Spring Ball and awards dinner. It was an enjoyable event and a wonderful opportunity to interact with our students as the academic year comes to a close. I wish to thank the MBA students for selecting me as this year’s Finance [...]

Category: MBA

Henry Fund Releases Spring Research

Posted on April 20, 2012 — Leave a Comment

The Henry Fund analyst team has published its spring 2012 research on the Fund’s website. The team will present this research to the Fund’s investment advisory committee on Friday, April 27th, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in S401 PBB.

Category: Henry Fund

Zombie Invasion

Posted on April 17, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Those walking through the halls of the Tippie College this week may notice an increase in zombie activity, especially concentrated near the computer lab, vending machines, and Pat’s Diner. The Henry Fund and Krause Fund analysts are turning in final drafts of their semester research today, and many of the teams have spent long hours [...]

Category: Henry Fund, Krause Fund

25 Years of Tax Preparation

Posted on April 17, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Today (April 17) is the deadline for filing federal income taxes. I actually finished my return 10 days early this year, devoting an entire Saturday to completing my federal and state tax returns. After eight hours in front of the computer, it was a relief to finally submit the e-filed returns. In my Wealth Management course, we [...]

Category: Taxes, Wealth Management

Do I Need Earthquake Insurance?

Posted on April 14, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Henry Fund technology analyst, Deanna Sorak, recently forwarded a link to a Bloomberg article discussing the relationship between hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. “fracking”) and an unusual rise in earthquakes in the lower Midwest. Fracking has become an industry standard for extracting natural gas trapped in bedrock deep underground. Natural gas drilling and production has grown substantially [...]

Category: Insurance, Wealth Management

Team to Compete in Research Challenge

Posted on April 8, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Three MBA students will travel to New York City this week to compete in the finals of the CFA Institute’s Investment Research Challenge. The Tippie School of Management will be represented in the Americas division finals by Matt Hass, Matt Larew, and Deepak Rohida, members of the 2011 Henry Fund team. The three analysts advanced to [...]

Category: Henry Fund

Busted Brackets

Posted on April 7, 2012 — Leave a Comment

March Madness is officially over, and the Major League Baseball season is underway. Last Monday night, the No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats claimed the men’s NCAA Basketball Championship. This was good news for the index bracket discussed in my March 12 post. Checking the results of my online brackets in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge, my index or “chalk” entry, which [...]

Category: Investing

Henry Fund Economic Outlook

Posted on April 5, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Each semester, the Henry Fund analyst team generates a monthly consensus outlook for the economy. We survey the 13 analysts across ten macro-economic variables, with each analyst providing his or her short-term (6 month) and intermediate-term (2 year) forecasts. These estimates form the basis for discussion about portfolio construction, sector allocation, and future research. This [...]

Category: Economy, Henry Fund

Todd Houge

Todd Houge is the Curt and Carol Lane Faculty Fellow in the Tippie College of Business. He teaches applied equity valuation, applied portfolio management, and wealth management courses to undergraduate and MBA students. Todd also supervises the department’s award-winning Henry Fund and Krause Fund programs, which provide a real-world, money-management opportunity for UI students.

Todd received a Ph.D. in Finance and an MBA from the University of Iowa. He also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wartburg College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.