Robert Rainish is Professor of Finance, specializing in economics. His expertise ranges from the sub-prime mortgage crisis to corporate and personal finances and includes derivatives and risk management and portfolio and investment analysis.
Title:
Professor, Finance
Educational Background:
Ph.D. Business-Finance, City University of New York
MBA, Baruch College, City University of New York
B.A. Economics, City College of New York
Summary of Expertise:
corporate finance
derivatives and risk management
portfolio and investment analysis
personal financial planning.
Current or Recent Research:
Rainish is currently examining and doing research in the following areas: impact of globalization on corporate investment, financial markets and investment; securitization and sue of derivatives and their impact on the sub-prime and Alt A housing markets; portfolio indexing and performance metrics.
Books or Significant Articles Published:
Boynton, Oppenheimer, Rainish & Reid. "Tests of Contrarian and Momentum Trading Rules on Stocks in Industrial Sectors," Journal of Financial and Economic Practice, (2005).
Pushner, Rainish & Coogan. "Performance of European Focused Mutual Funds," American Business Review. (2002).
Rainish & Duong. "Relationship Between Portfolio Returns to Economic and Monetary Variables," (2002). (It was accepted for publication with revisions by American Business Review. Journal ceased publication prior to accepting revisions).
Pushner and Rainish. "Performance of Latin American Focused Mutual Funds," American Business Review. (2001).
"Implications of Index Arbitrage Trading on Monetary Policy and Financial Valuation," American Business Review (1989).
Current or Recent Professional Memberships, Activities or Awards:
presenter and discussant on the U.S. Sub-prime mortgage market ands its future implications, UNH's Research Lecture Series, April 17, 2007.
"Sub-prime Loan Market and the Future of Mortgage Lending" Presentation to EPI Mortgage Center's Annual Meetings on March 14, 2007
"Market Indexed Salary Model for University Faculty," Working Paper 2006, Revised 2007. Presented to University of New Haven Faculty Forum.
Specific Subjects or Issues Faculty Expert Can Knowledgeably Discuss:
- implications of globalization on corporate investment
- economics growth and individual investment
- use of derivatives and risk management
- financial markets and portfolio performance
Courses Faculty Expert Teaches:
EMBA Corporate Finance
Corporate Valuation and Strategy
Advanced Capital Markets (Derivatives and Risk Management)
E-Mail:
rrainish@newhaven.edu
