A Pioneer in the Field of Quantitative Investment
Bob Haugen, PhD was a pioneer in the field of quantitative investment and the leading
proponent of the case that stock markets are inherently inefficient. In the mid-1990s, toward the end
of his 30-year academic career in finance, Bob published his breakthrough research on the predictive
power of an expected return factor model, in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Watch Dr. Bob Haugen explain the power of the Haugen Model,
in this 2009 interview
A Successful Business Leader
Shortly thereafter, having enhanced and expanded his prototype, he opened Haugen Custom Financial Systems
(the predecessor to Haugen Equity Signals). Since then clients have capitalized on Haugen’s out-of-the-box
views and been consistently rewarded with an investment edge for their portfolios.
A Distinguished Academic Career
Bob Haugen received his PhD in Finance from the University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana. He published
numerous books and articles, and made guest appearances on CNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS. During his 30 year
teaching career he held endowed chairs at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the University of Illinois
at Champagne-Urbana, and the University of California, Irvine. He also lectured at universities worldwide
and presented papers at finance and investing conferences all over the world.