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When Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) generously made a gift to endow and name Olin’s WFA Center for Finance and Accounting Research, it opened up opportunities for faculty, students, and the community to discover and learn. At a recent celebration of the WFA and Washington University partnership, professors and students shared research and projects that are direct beneficiaries of the WFA endowment.

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WFA Chief Risk Officer Jimmie Lenz.

WFA’s Chief Risk Officer Jimmie Lenz spoke about the impact practicums have had on the Masters of Finance Students.

Matthew Ringgenberg, assistant professor of finance, spoke about the importance of research in understanding global markets and stock exchanges.

Watch this video about his most recent work done in conjunction with Olin professor Guofu Zhou and David Rapach at St. Louis University, “Short Interest and Aggregate Stock Returns.”

To learn more about WFA CFAR, please visit our website.




Actually, it’s already here! It arrived at 7:30 this morning in preparation for today’s event celebrating WashU’s partnership with Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA). Here’s the schedule:

What: Washington University and Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) present “Innovate, Accelerate, Transform: Investing in People, Businesses and Communities,” an event showcasing the beneficial results of their unique community partnership.

When: 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 3.

Where: Washington University’s Danforth Campus, Knight/Bauer Hall campus map

Who: Washington University students, faculty and alumni, as well as Wells Fargo Advisors President Mary Mack and other community representatives.

Dozens of balloons will drop from the 3rd floor Atrium level onto the Frick Forum at the celebration.

Dozens of balloons will drop from the 3rd floor Atrium level onto the Frick Forum at the celebration.

More details: The event is designed to showcase the benefits to the St. Louis region and to society resulting from four major initiatives at Washington University being funded by a gift from Wells Fargo Advisors. The four initiatives include development of entrepreneurial internships; a financial literacy curriculum to teach families in need; practical application of financial research; and United Way fellowships for MBA students.

The event begins at 3:30 p.m. with an exposition in Frick Forum with Washington University students, faculty and alumni describing their involvement in these initiatives, which began in 2012.

At 4 p.m., the program will move to Emerson Auditorium for a dialogue that will feature individuals telling stories of innovation, acceleration and transformation. Each of the four initiatives supported by WFA will be represented.

Mack’s remarks will conclude the event. Refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon.

Read more about the WFA-WashU partnership in Barbara Rea’s RECORD article.

Images by Tucker Pierce.