Travis Smith

A finance major who now works as a financial analyst in Columbus, Ohio, is this year's Presidential Scholar.
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Financial Planning and Wellness

A gift from alumnus Todd Sanford establishes a new center focusing on personal finance.
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Investment Training

State of the art facilities include the Greenleaf Trust Trading Room to monitor stock market trends in real time.
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Be finance career ready

Learn how you will be career ready by preparing for the Series 7 exam.
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Dr. Jamie Weathers

Employee treatment, innovation and the bottom line. Dr. Weathers' research addresses the impact on a firm's value.
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Here's what you can expect from finance, Western Michigan University and your career.

Students develop a broad understanding of financial decision-making through one of our three excellent majors: business law, finance and personal financial planning.

Core courses provide a strong foundation for building knowledge and skills, while internships and participation in student organizations offer additional opportunities for engaging in the financial industry. Graduates are prepared for careers in:

Commercial banking
Corporate finance
Insurance
Investment banking
Money management
Personal financial planning
Real estate

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94%

Post-graduation success
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8

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Student-managed investment fund
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Two WMU students, Kayla Combs and Kayla Poole, pose on an iced-over lake, forming a W with their outstretched arms.

WMU group helps rural Alaskans do their taxes

March 27

Dr. Fritz Allhoff and four WMU students traveled by plane and snowmobile to prepare 300 tax returns for local residents.

A WMU finance student sits in a computer lab listening to an instructor. Spreadsheets are open on-screen.

Business college receives naming gift for financial wellness center

January 16

WMU's Haworth College of Business has received a major naming gift from alumnus Todd Sanford, CEO and founder of Sanford Financial Services. The gift establishes a new center focusing on personal finance.

Head-and-shoulders photo of Dr. Satish Deshpande, WMU.

Longtime professor, administrator to become new business dean

December 19

Following a national search, Dr. Satish Deshpande, a longtime WMU faculty member and administrator, will become dean of the Haworth College of Business, effective Jan. 1.