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Course and class information:
- Course information for BSM474 (Finance)
for Summer, 2008 - Course information for MBA600 (Business
Analysis Using Financial Statements) for Fall, 2008
- Course information for MBFE655
for Spring, 2008
- Course information for MBA603 (Tax Implications of Business Decisions) for Fall, 1997
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Brief biography of Professor Michael Kinsman
Degrees and designations
- Ph.D., Stanford University, concentration in finance, 1975
- MBA, Stanford University, concentration in finance, 1972
- B.A., cum laude, Claremont Men's College, mathematics and economics, 1969
- CPA, State of California, 1984
Teaching experience
- At Pepperdine University since March, 1975, teaching finance, accounting and business policy at the graduate level.
- At University of California, Irvine, March, 1975, through July, 1986, teaching beginning, intermediate and advanced accounting; investments; finance; and advanced finance to graduates and undergraduates.
Current consulting activity
- Dr. Kinsman is a partner in the firm of Kinsman & Kinsman, certified public accountants in Laguna Beach, California
Selected publications
- "Sealing Potential Cracks in the Capital Markets: Investors will pay risk premiums until new behaviors are instituted," Michael Kinsman and Bruce Samuelson, The Graziadio Business Report, Spring, 2002
- "Santa Arrives with His Pack--Early," Michael Kinsman, As We See It, July, 2001.
- "Dot Gone: What Did Investors Learn from Y2K?" Charles Harlow and Michael Kinsman, The Graziadio Business Report. Spring, 2001.
- "An Analysis of International Firm Value and Creditor Financing," Michael D. Kinsman, Joseph A. Newman, and Lawrence P. Shao, FMA Annual Meeting, October 6-9, 1999, Orlando, Florida.
- "The Electronic Day Trader and the Risk of Ruin: Mark Twain's Cat Revisited," Charles Harlow, Michael Kinsman, and Scott Fletcher, Western Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Maui, Hawaii, April 18-22, 2000. Paper Published in Proceedings starting on page 404.
- "The Electronic Day Trader & Ruin: How Probability Opposes Short-Term Investors," Charles Harlow and Michael Kinsman, The Graziadio Business Report. Fall, 1999.
- "Debt Level and Firm Performance: An Empirical Evaluation," Michael D. Kinsman and Joseph A. Newman, Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 6-10, 1999, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- "Firm Value and Debt Level: An Empirical Analysis," Michael D. Kinsman and Joseph A. Newman, International Financial Management Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 1999.
- "Debt Associated with Lower Firm Performance: Finding calls for review of rise in debt use," Michael Kinsman and Joseph Newman, The Graziadio Business Report, Fall, 1998.
- "Debt and Firm Value--An Empirical Analysis," Michael D. Kinsman and Joseph E. Newman, Fall, 1997.
- "1995 tax planning--a possible year end boon," Michael Kinsman, As We See It, December 1, 1995.
- "Aren't you scared of the flat tax: an analysis of the flat tax," Michael Kinsman, As We See It, December 1, 1995.
- "California's childcare credit a boon to parents," Michael Kinsman, As We See It, November 20, 1994.
- "What's new in tax law for 1994, Michael Kinsman," As We See It, November 20, 1994.
- "Using RESEDIT to Modify a Keyboard: an Accountant gets his keypad back," Berkeley Macintosh User's Group, Winter, 1991
- "Personal Financial Statements: Valuation Challenges and Solutions," Journal of Accountancy, September, 1987, with Bruce Samuelson
- "An Examination of Optimal Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital for the Electric Utility Industry," Unpublished dissertation, Stanford University, 1975
- "The Effect of Leverage on the Cost of Equity Capital of Electric Utility Firms," Journal of Finance, May, 1973, with Alexander A. Robichek and Robert C. Higgins
- The Stanford Bank Management Simulator, with A.A. Robichek, C. Haley, and W.D. Niebhur
Honors and special recognitions
- Luckman Distinguished Faculty award for teaching excellence, Pepperdine University, 2000-2005
- Outstanding teacher award, University of California, Irvine, 1981
- Elected to Delta Mu Delta, national business honorary (honorary)
- Elected to Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honorary
- Invited participant in the Touche-Ross sponsored Trueblood Seminar for professors of accounting
Memberships in professional associations
- 1984 to present: Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- 1984 to present: Member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants
- 1972 to present: Member of the American Finance Association
- 1972 to present: Member of the American Economic Association
- 1994 to present: Member of the American Accounting Association
- 1972 to 1990: Member of the Western Finance Association
Ways to reach Professor Michael Kinsman
Telephone: (949) 223-2533 email: MKinsman@pepperdine.edu
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