About me

After serving four years in the United States Marine Corps, Zachary joined Merrill Lynch. His primary roles at Merrill Lynch included: portfolio analysis, analytics, trading, and research. Following his six-year career at Merrill Lynch, Zachary obtained a full-time position at Saint Leo University as an Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance. Zachary earned his MBA in Finance from Capella University and his Ph.D. from Walden University in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a concentration in Finance. His research and writing has been published various peer-reviewed Journals. Zachary's primary research interest is focused on evaluating financial market anomalies and investment performance. He has also conducted post-doctoral research in Spatial Econometric Analysis as well as research on Income Convergence and Unemployment Rates at East Carolina University. He has also taught approximately a 100 undergraduate and graduate-level courses for Saint Leo University, Averett University, Florida Institute of Technology, Strayer University, The University of Phoenix, Mount Olive College, and Campbell University.

Specialties: Spatial Econometric Analysis, Structured Products, Portfolio Analysis, Behavioral Finance, Event Studies, Market Efficiency, Heuristics & Biases, Investor Decision-Making, Financial Market Anomalies, Personal Finance, Investments, Asset Pricing Models