Eric Kirzner
Bio
Eric Kirzner is a Professor Emeritus of Finance and the John H. Watson Chair Emeritus in Value Investing and teaches investment finance. Equitable Trust Director and Audit Committee Chair, Investment Industry Regulation Organization of Canada (IIROC) Director and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s lead external advisor, Eric designed the Easy Chair Portfolio and co-designed FPX Indexes. Author/co-author of 13 books on investment finance and over 1,000 articles on security analysis and portfolio management, Eric regularly writes for The Globe, the Financial Post, Maclean’s Magazine, Investors Digest, The Canadian Investment Review, Benefits Canada, and the Toronto Star.
Academic Positions
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2003 - Present
John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing, Rotman School of Management
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1998 - Present
Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management
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1998 - 1999
Director, Executive MBA Program, Rotman School of Management
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1979 - 1989
Assistant Professor, Accounting Group, University of Waterloo
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1976 - 1979
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Toronto
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1974 - 1976
Lecturer, School of Business, MacMaster University
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1971 - 1973
Teaching Master, Centennial College
Selected Publications - Papers
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Stock Markets of the Future - How Should Trading Be Conducted?
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Winter
1997
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Let the Free Market Reign
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Spring
1995
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Barbarians at the Gate
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Fall
1994
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The Hidden Features of Canadian Money Market Funds
with P. Halpern
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Winter
1993
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The TSE's Investors and Issuers Advisory Committee
Corporate Governance Review
Issue:February/March
1993
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The Toronto Stock Exchange's New Electronic World
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Spring
1992
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Protect Your Nest Egg
E. Kirzner and R. Croft
CanWest
2006
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The 2004 Buyer's Guide to Mutual funds
with Gordon Pape
Penguin Books
2004
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The 2003 Buyer's Guide to Mutual funds
with Gordon Pape
Viking Press
2003
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Secrets of Successful Investing
with Gordon Pape
Prentice Hall
2002
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The 2002 Buyer's Guide to Mutual funds
with Gordon Pape
Prentice Hall
2002
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The 2001 Buyer's Guide to Mutual funds
with Gordon Pape
Prentice Hall
2001
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The FundLine Advisor
with R. Croft
Harper Collins
Issue:1999 Edition
1999
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The FundLine Advisor
with R. Croft
Harper Collins
Issue:1998
1998
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The Beginner's Guide to Investing
with R. Croft
Harper Collins
1997
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The FundLine Advisor
with R. Croft
Harper Collins
Issue:1997
1997
Research and Teaching Interests
Expertise in corporate and investment finance and market structures. Teaches value investing finance courses in the MBA programs.
Honors and Awards
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1987 - present
Listed in Canadian Who's Who, University of Toronto Press
Academic / Professional Service
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2005-2007
Chair Investors advisory Committee, Ontario Securities Commission
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2004 -
Director, the Equitable Trust Group
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1982 - present
Director, Equitable Trust Company
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2002 - 2008
Director, Market Regulation Services
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2002 - present
External advisor, Hospital of Ontario Pension Plan
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2001 - 2009
Director, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
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2000 - 2003
External Advisor, CIBC Securities
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1998 - 2003
Director, Deutsche Bank, Canada
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1996 - 2000
Public Director, Canadian Derivatives, Clearing Corporation
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1993 - 1998
Public Governor, The Toronto Futures Exchange
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1990 - 1996
Chair, TSE Issuers and Investor Advisory Committee
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1988 - 2006
Member of Advisory Board, Canadian Investment Review
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1996 - 1997
Chair, TSE Special Committee on Market Fragmentation
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1984 - 1987
Curriculum Committee Member, Society of Management