Cris de la Torre

Faculty

Professor

Email cris.delatorre@unco.edu
Phone (970) 351-1240
Location Kepner Hall 1075-C
Address 800 17th Street, Campus Box 128, Greeley, CO 80639
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Education

  • JD, University of Colorado-Boulder. Area of Study: Law
  • PhD, University of Texas-Austin. Area of Study: Finance
  • MBA, University of Texas-El Paso. Area of Study: Finance
  • BS, University of Notre Dame. Area of Study: Civil Engineering

Professional Experience & Affiliations

  • Professor of Finance, University of Northern Colorado. (2011 – Present)

Licensures and Certifications

  • Attorney at Law – State of Colorado. (1997 – Present

 

Research Expertise & Interests

Research in Progress

  • “Mnemonics, M&M’s and Capital Structure:  A Teaching Note” (On-Going).
  • “Capital Budgeting and the Efficient Market Hypothesis: Why we are all dead in the long run” (On-Going).
  • “Disassembling the Replacement Analysis in Capital Budgeting: A Teaching Note” (On-Going).
  • “HOA and Taxes Redux: An Update” (On-Going).
  • “Money and Concentration of Wealth: why it will only get worse” (On-Going).
  • “Tax Liens, Liquidity and the Secondary Market: How recent developments are making tax liens more accessible.”(On-Going).
  • “The Developer’s Dilemma: How to Pay for Infrastructure” (On-Going).
  • “Understanding The Discounted Payback technique: A teaching note” (On-Going).

Publications

Juried Journal Article

  • McClatchey, C., de la Torre, C. The intended and unintended effects of Dodd-Frank on mortgage broker compensation. Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education, 16(2), 141-160.
  • de la Torre, C., Martinez, R. (2014). Too Big to Fail: Suggestions to limit the future fallout. International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance.
  • Martinez, R., de la Torre, C. (2017). European Union-Latin American Trade: Current Conditions and Perspectives. Journal of Business Diversity, 17(3).

Conference (Full Paper) Proceeding

  • de la Torre, C., Martinez, R. (2018). Conference Proceeding: Disassembling the Replacement Analysis in Capital Budgeting: A Teaching Note. Academy of Financial Services.
  • de la Torre, C., Martinez, R., A. (2017). Understanding the Discounted Payback technique and its uses for Small Business.

Honors & Awards

  • MCB Finance Professor of the Year, MCB Student Council. (May 2018)

  • MCB Finance Professor of the Year, MCB Student Council. (2014)

  • MCB Finance Professor of the Year, MCB Student Council. (2013)

  • MCB Finance Professor of the Year, MCB Student Council. (2012).