FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & INSURANCE

William Barbee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor 
Room 517
(202) 806-1594
Email:  wbarbee@howard.edu

Dr. William Barbee joined the Department of Finance, International Business and Insurance in 1975, after serving as Financial Analyst, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, New York, Financial Consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Marketing Research and Analyst at the United States Steele Corporation, Pittsburg, PA, and Instructor at Montgomery College, Takoma Park, Maryland.  His primary research areas of interest include: Cycles: Theory and Empirical Evidence, Application of Financial Statement and Valuation Criteria for the Estimation of Future Common Stock Returns, and Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets.  Barbee is the founder of the Finance and Investment Club at Howard University.  He has taught:  Principles of Finance, Business Finance, Managerial Finance, Principles of Personal Financial Planning, Principles of Investments, Seminar in Finance, Business Fluctuations and Forecasting, and Managerial Economics.  Barbee has also developed and taught Principles of Personal Financial Planning as an initial preparation for the Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter designation, and other courses in preparation for the Chartered Market Technician designation and the NASD Series 7 Examination.  Barbee holds a Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, an MAT from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a BA (honors) from the University of Maryland, College Park.