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Jacob Peifer ’25 sits at the desk where he constructed his new investment business, “Jacob’s Investing Center.”
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

SJU Investing Club founder launches new business

Gavin Kuebler February 7, 2024

Finance and economics major Jacob Peifer ’25 has figured out how to utilize his passion to serve others. That passion is investing. Co-founder of the SJU Investing Club, Peifer has been interested...

Jacob Peifer ’25 is the co-founder of the club. Both founders are finance majors. PHOTOS: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Finance majors form Investment Club on campus

Rachel Kwok March 8, 2022

For two St. Joe’s finance majors, what began as a shared interest in following the financial world has developed into a new club on campus.  Jacob Peifer ’25 and Joseph Vigliotta ’24 founded...

Money Matters

Money Matters

Todd Erkis March 9, 2021

Todd Erkis is a visiting professor of finance at St. Joe’s who writes weekly columns answering students’ financial questions. This is the final column of this three-part series on taxes. This week,...

Money Matters: taxes

Money Matters: taxes

Todd Erkis March 2, 2021

Todd Erkis is a visiting professor of finance at St. Joe’s who writes weekly columns answering students’ financial questions. This column is a continuation of last week’s question about what a college...

Money Matters

Money Matters

Todd Erkis February 16, 2021

Professor Erkis, what will be the next GameStop? I’d like to get some quick profits like that. What do you think about Dogecoin? It seems like I get asked about this almost every day. Thanks for asking...

Money Matters: Life Insurance

Money Matters: Life Insurance

Todd Erkis February 9, 2021

My parents have been pushing me to purchase life insurance. They say that it’s important that I am covered, but it seems like a waste of money to me. Professor Erkis, what do you think? Janine R. ’21. Whenever...

The failed shorting of GameStop

The failed shorting of GameStop

Alex Manduca February 9, 2021

Stock market chaos upends financial world Over the past few weeks, GameStop has become the focus of one of the greatest Wall Street Cinderella stories ever told.  The famed video game retailer was once...

Money Matters

Money Matters

Todd Erkis November 17, 2020

Car insurance premiums I pay for my car insurance and the bill seems really high. Is there anything I can do to lower the premium I pay? Thanks. -Mary M.  ’21. Thank you for the question, Mary. Car...

Money Matters

Money Matters

Todd Erkis November 10, 2020

Professor Erkis, I have a full-time job after graduation. They have sent me a bunch of forms to fill out including a tax withholding form, an I-9 form and elections for insurance and a 401(k). Can you...

Money Matters: Full Time Job Offers

Money Matters: Full Time Job Offers

Todd Erkis October 27, 2020

  I have an offer for a full-time job, but the salary is less than I was expecting. I really like the position, but feel I deserve more. Is there anything I can do to get a better offer? Ryan D....

Money Matters: Unpaid internships

Money Matters: Unpaid internships

Todd Erkis and Anna Lubomirski June 15, 2020

Professor Erkis, the start date of my summer internship at a bank has been pushed back to July 15 and now they are telling me the internship will be unpaid. I don’t have any “real” work experience...

The university has refunded students a total of over $9,000,000 for the Spring 2020 semester. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS '22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s announces budget cuts and contingency plans for the fall 2020 semester

Eddie Daou June 1, 2020

St. Joe’s will be implementing salary reductions, furloughs and changes to retirement contributions due to the coronavirus pandemic’s financial impact on the university, according to an announcement...

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