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Stanley J. Kon is an American economist, educator, author, and entrepreneur currently the editor of the Journal of Fixed Income (2001-Present) and Chairman of Ripsaw LLC. He was previously a Professor in the Practice of Finance at Duke University, [[University of Michigan, New York University, the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Kon has written extensively in the areas of investment management, performance measurement, asset pricing, statistical models of stock returns and mortgage-backed securities. He has published articles in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Fixed Income and Financial Analysts Journal.

Early Life and Education
Stanley Kon was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 12th, 1948. Dr. Kon received his BS in Chemical Engineering from the Lowell Technological Institute, his MBA in Finance and Economics from St. John’s University and his PhD in Finance from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Career
Stanley J. Kon is Chairman of Ripsaw LLC where he oversees research, education, and product development. He also is the editor of the Journal of Fixed Income.

He served as the J. B. Fuqua Visiting Professor of Finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business where he taught courses in fixed income securities and risk management. He was also a Visiting Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business where he received the Executive MBA outstanding teacher award.

Prior to that, Stanley was a principal, executive vice-president, director of research and co-director of the investment management group at Smith Breeden Associates, Inc., an institutional investment management company.

Prior to that, he was a Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan from 1982-1997. Prior to 1982, Professor Kon served on the faculties of New York University, the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Dr. Kon has also served on several bank and holding company boards and as a consultant to government, business and financial institutions.

Selected bibliography

 * Kon, Stanley J. (2019). Do-It-Yourself Wealth Management: Take Control of Your Financial Life!: 1st edition.
 * Fabozzi, Frank J.; Franco Modigliani; Frank J. Jones (2009). Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions: 4th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.