Mark Pyles, Ph.D.
Professor of Finance, Director of SB Investment Program
Office Hours: By appointment
Phone: 843.953.7991
E-mail: pylesm@cofc.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download
Education
University of Kentucky - Lexington, KentuckyPh.D., Finance, 2005
Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, Kentucky
B.B.A., Finance, 2001
University of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky
M.S., Economics, 2004
Research Interests
Corporate Liquidity
Financial Constraints
Behavioral Finance
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Financial Education
Courses Taught
Financial Modeling (MBA)
Applied Portfolio Management I and II
Investment Analysis
Intermediate Business Finance
Business Finance
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Faculty for the School of Business, College of Charleston Excel Awards, 2018.
Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Faculty Member of the Year, 2017-2018.
Publications
Journal Publications
“GIPS and Hedge Funds: Is Compliance a Certification Agent?” with Luke Foster and Thanh Ngo. (2021) Journal of Alternative Investments, forthcoming.
“Examining Portfolios Created by Bloomberg ESG Scores: Is Disclosure an Alpha Factor?” (2020) Journal of Impact and ESG Investing, 1(2), 39-52.
“A Dual Portfolio Approach to a Student Managed Fund,” with Daniel Huerta-Sanchez. (2020) Managerial Finance, 46 (5), 675-684.
“Equity versus Asset Acquisitions in the REIT Market,” with Daniel Huerta-Sanchez and Thanh Ngo. (2020) Journal of Real Estate Research, 42 (1), 1-35.
“An Impact of Simulation Activity on Student Performance,” with Steven D. Dolvin. (2018) Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, 19(3).
“Financial Constraint and Cash Holdings in the REIT Industry,” with Hinh Khieu. (2018) Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 24 (2), 135-150.
“The Impact of Market Conditions on Voting Results in Student-Managed Funds,” with Ariel Benton and Daniel Huerta-Sanchez. (2018) The Journal of Trading, 13 (1), 72-79.
“The Influence of a Credit Rating Change on Dividend and Investment Policy Interactions,” with Hinh Khieu. (2016) The Financial Review 51 (4), 579 – 611.
“Cutural Influences on Risk Tolerance and Portfolio Creation,” with Yongping Li, Shifang Wu, and Steven D. Dolvin. (2016) Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 9, 43-55.
“Seeking Alphas from Underperforming Stocks: the Perspective of Corporate Governance,” with Weishen Wang. (2014) Journal of Investing, 23 (3), 23-34.
“How Entrenched Managers Beat Earnings Expectations Before and After SOX,” with Weishen Wang, Rachel Graefe-Anderson, and Dongnyoung Kim. (2014) Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 54 (1), 82-91.
“Large Investment, Financial Constraint, and Capital Structure,” with Hinh D. Khieu and Manfen W. Chen. (2014) Quarterly Journal of Finance and Acccounting, 51 (3/4), 71-106.
“Rewards to Meet Market Expectations: Evidence of Stock Market Sophistication,” with Weishen Wang and Rachel Graefe-Anderson. (2014) The Journal of Accounting and Finance, 14 (1), 174-185.
Book Publications
Applied Corporate Finance: Making Value-Enhancing Decisions in the Real World. 2nd Edition. (2021) New York: Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Hardcover ISBN: 978-3030816308
Applied Corporate Finance: Questions, Problems, and Making Decisions in the Real World. (2014) New York: Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-9172-9; E-book ISBN: 978-1-4614-9173-6.
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