Professor Wolfe joined the faculty at Western Kentucky University in 1984. His teaching has included corporate finance, banking, and money & capital markets.  In 1997, Prof. Wolfe became the Director of the Financial Planning program and now teaches courses in investments, insurance, estate planning, and retirement planning.

Education:
    B.S., Finance, Northern Illinois University
    M.A., Economics, University of Illinois
    M.S., Economics, University of Kentucky
    Ph.D., Economics (Finance minor), University of Kentucky

Teaching experience:
    University of Wisconsin--LaCrosse, LaCrosse, WI  Assistant Professor of Economics
        and Finance, 1975-78
    Drake University, Des Moines, IA, Associate Professor of Finance, 1978-1984
    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Professor of Finance, 1984-present

Business & Professional experience:
    Illinois Central-Gulf Railroad, Chicago, IL,  Financial Analyst
    Shell Oil Company, Chicago, IL, Financial Analyst
    Consultant, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
    ARGI Financial Group, Louisville, KY, Personal Financial Planner (in Bowling Green)--beginning in 2007

Research:
Prof. Wolfe has published articles in the Journal of Financial Education, Journal of Personal Finance, Journal of Investing,  Journal of International Finance, The Kentucky Journal of Economics and Business, The Journal of Commercial Bank Lending, the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, the Journal of Retail Banking, and The Magazine of Bank Administration.

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