Solution manual for Foundations of Financial Management 18th Edition By Stanley Block

Geoffrey A. Hirt, from DePaul University, previously served on the faculties of Texas Christian University and Illinois State University. He held the position of finance and law department chair at Illinois State University. At DePaul, he led the Finance Department from 1987 to 1997 and was designated as the Mesirow Financial Fellow. He established the MBA program in Hong Kong and oversaw global initiatives for the College of Business, managing programs in Hong Kong, Prague, and Bahrain. Dr. Hirt received the Spirit of St. Vincent DePaul award for his contributions to DePaul University. He managed the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) study program for the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago from 1987 to 2003. Dr. Hirt has been a visiting professor at the University of Urbino in Italy, maintaining ties with the economics department. He earned his PhD in finance from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, an MBA from Miami University of Ohio, and a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Currently, Dr. Hirt is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board and Executive Committee at DePaul’s School of Music. He previously served on the James C. Tyree Foundation Board and Grant Committee from 2012 to 2016. Dr. Hirt has been the president of the Midwest Finance Association and a former editor of the Journal of Financial Education. He is associated with the Pacific Pension Institute, which includes public pension funds, private equity companies, and international organizations such as the Asian Development Bank, the IMF, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Dr. Hirt is renowned for his textbook, Fundamentals of Financial Management, published by McGraw Hill, now in its eighteenth edition, widely used across 31 countries and translated into 14 languages. Additionally, his textbook, Fundamentals of Investment Management, also published by McGraw Hill and now in its tenth edition, has garnered recognition. Dr. Hirt has interests in golf, swimming, music, and traveling with his wife, a pianist and opera coach.

Professor Block, emeritus of financial management and investments at Texas Christian University, received the Burlington Northern Outstanding Teaching Award and the M. J. Neeley School of Business Distinguished Teaching Award. His research specialties include financial markets, mergers, and high-yield bonds. He led as president of the Southwestern Finance Association, holding designations of Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Cash Manager. An avid sports enthusiast, Professor Block has participated in the NYC Marathon. He holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from Cornell University, and a PhD from LSU. In 2001, Dr. Stan Block’s former students established the $1.5 million Endowed Chair in Finance at Texas Christian University in his honor. He was the inaugural chairholder of the named chair. The university recognized him as the outstanding professor in 2006.

Dr. Danielsen is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in corporate finance. His research focuses on financial market efficiency, short sale constraints, market microstructure, and interactions of derivatives markets with spot markets. Publications of his work appear in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Review of Financial Studies, Real Estate Economics, and various academic finance and real estate journals. Dr. Danielsen earned a PhD in financial economics from the University of Florida and a Masters of Accounting from the University of Georgia. As a Certified Public Accountant, he has offered financial consulting services to several multinational corporations. Dr. Danielsen is also an environmentalist, passionate hiker, and an advocate for organic gardening.