Thomas H. Eyssell

Thomas H. Eyssell
Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies
Professor of Finance Director, UM-St.Louis Financial Planning and Counseling Program
Office: 473 SSB ~ Voice: 314-516-5885
E-Mail: eyssellt@msx.umsl.edu

Degrees Held:
Ph.D., Finance, Texas A & M University, December 1986
M.B.A., Pittsburgh State University, May 1979
B.S., Finance, Pittsburg State University, May 1978

Interests:

Teaching:

Areas: Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Policies
Courses:
- BA 3500 - Financial Management (undergraduate)
- BA 3560 - Practice of Personal Financial Planning
- BA 3590 - Practicum in Financial Planning
- BA 3520 - Investments
- BA 5198 - Development of Financial Theory
- FIN 6500 - Financial Management (graduate)
- FIN 6501 - Advanced Corporate Finance

Research:

Areas: Insider Trading, Asset Valuation, Financial Planning
Selected Significant Publications:
- Eyssell, T., "St. Louis and the Automobile," in Hidden Assets: Connecting the Past to the Future of St.Louis, Richard Rosenfeld (ed), Spring, 2006, 13-42.
- Eyssell, T., "Accounting for Inflation in Financial Planning: A Comparison of Two Solutions to Complex Financial Planning Prblems," Journal of Financial Planning, 2006.
- Eyssell, T., "What's the Proper Beta? Financial Advisers and the 'Two-Beta Trap'," Journal of Financial Planning, Fall 2003, 54-57.
- Eyssell, T., "Learning by Doing: Offering a University Practicum in Personal Financial Planing."
- Arshadi, N., & Eyssell, T., "On Corporate Governance: Tender Offers, Defensive Tactics, and Insider Trading."
- Alpert, F., & Eyssell, T., "Getting the Most From Your Doctoral Program: Advice for the Ph.D. Student in Finance."
- Eyssell, T., & Kummer, D., "Signalling, Insider Trading, and Post-Offering Performance: The Case of Initial Public Offerings."