Professor of Finance

Year Joined RCNJ: 2009

Contact Information

• Phone: (201) 684-7668
• Email: slarson1@ramapo.edu
• Office: ASB-506
• Office Hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM

Education:

• B.S. St. Thomas Aquinas
• M.B.A. Pace University
• Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University

Courses Offered:

• Corporate Finance I
• Financial Planning
• Insurance Planning

Teaching Interest:

• Corporate Finance I
• Insurance Planning
• Financial Planning

Research Interest:

• Financial Planning
• Corporate Finance

Recent Publications:

• Crawford, C., Larson, S., (2023) The Secure Act 2.0 and Its Impact on College Students and Recent Graduates. Journal of Financial Service Professionals, 77(6), 71-76.
• Larson, S. (2022). Required Minimum Distributions as a Retirement Strategy: The Tradeoff Between RMD Volatility and the Expected Number of Dollars Paid Out. Journal of Financial Planning.
• Larson, S. (2018).  Strategy: Assess the Impact of RMD on the 4% Rule.   Journal of Financial Service Professionals, 72(1), 55-63.
• Larson, S. (2018).  Linking the Capital Budgeting Decision to the Security Market Line.   Advances in Financial Education, 2018, 18-25.
• Larson, S. (2015).  Considering Time in a Life Insurance Needs Analysis.   Journal of Financial Services Professionals, 69(5), 62-71.
• Larson, S. J. ( 2012). Estimating the Break-Even Value of a Time-Share Interval. Journal of Financial and Economic Practice, 12 (3).
• Palkar, D., Larson, S. J., & Larson, R. B. (2012). The Valuation Effects of Military Contract Awards Surrounding 11th September,. Applied Financial Economics, 22 (1-3), 147-164.
• Larson, S. J. & Wilcox, S. E. (2011).  Market Overreaction for Currency Futures Prices.   Journal of Financial and Economic Practice, 11 (1), 20-36.
• Larson, S. J. & Larson, R. B. (2009).  Purchase a Time-Share Interval or Rent Hotel Rooms? Preparing for a Discussion with Clients.   Journal of Financial Planning, 22 (11), 44 – 52.
• Johnson, S. D. & Larson, S. J. (2009).  Understanding the Millennials: Strategies for Financial Planning with a New Generation.   Journal of Financial Planning, 22 (5), 65-71.
• Larson, R. B. & Larson, S. J. (2008).  The Disadvantages of Not Being Married: What Financial Planners Should Know.   Journal of Financial Services Professionals, 62 (3), 56-64.