Edward Horwitz, PhD

Enterprise Risk Management

Associate Professor of Practice

Edward Horwitz, PhD

Contact

EDWARDHORWITZ@creighton.edu
Heider College of Business
Economics & Finance - Business
Graduate School
Personal Financial Planning (Graduate Certificate)
Business Administration MBA (Master's)
Enterprise Risk Management (Graduate Certificate)
HARP - Harper Center for Student Life & Learn - 4014

Edward Horwitz, PhD

Enterprise Risk Management

Associate Professor of Practice

Program director/developer of the Center For Risk Management, and Associate Professor of Practice in the Economics and Finance department of the Heider College of Business. A business management senior executive, with over 30 years of experience in the Financial Planning and Insurance Industry. 
Regarded as a knowledgeable and optimistic leader who brings a winning attitude and trusted confidence to all settings, from boardrooms to classrooms. Experienced in the development, implementation and coordination of new collegiate educational programs for financial planning, insurance, enterprise risk management, and financial psychology. PhD research has been focused on risk management, financial literacy and education, financial psychology, and financial behavioral change.

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Interests

  • Financial Planning

Research Focus

Risk Management Financial Psychology Financial Literacy & Education Behavioral Change

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae: Edward Horwitz

Department

Economics and Finance

Position

Associate Professor of Practice

Books

  • Horwitz Brad, Money mammoth 2021
  • Client Psychology
    Horwitz Edward, Money Disorders and Other Problematic Financial Behaviors [Book Chapter] 2018
  • Client Psychology
    Klontz Bradley T, Financial Psychology [Book Chapter] 2018
  • Financial Therapy
    Klontz Bradley T., Stages of change and motivational interviewing in financial therapy [Book Chapter] 2015

Publications

  • Financial counseling and planning
    Horwitz Edward, Workplace Financial Education and Change in Financial Knowledge: A Quasi-Experimental Approach
    32:3, p. 449 - 463 2021
  • Financial counseling and planning
    Horwitz Edward J, A Financial Psychology Intervention for Increasing Employee Participation in and Contribution to Retirement Plans: Results of Three Trials
    30:2, p. 262 - 276 2019
  • Journal of financial planning (Denver, Colo.)
    Klontz Bradley, The Sentimental Savings Study: Using Financial Psychology to Increase Personal Savings
    32:10, p. 44 - 55 2019
  • Journal of financial planning (Denver, Colo.)
    Klontz Bradley, Behavioral Finance 2.0: Financial Psychology
    30:5, p. 28 2017
  • Journal of Financial Planning
    Horwitz Edward J., Understanding and Dealing with Client Resistance to Change. (cover story)
    26:11, p. 27 - 31 2013
  • National underwriter (Life, health/financial services ed.)
    Horwitz Edward, Compare guaranteed EIA participation rates
    103:10, p. 13 1999
  • National underwriter (Life, health/financial services ed.)
    Horwitz Edward, EIAs still provide competitive potential
    103:2, p. 13 1999
  • National underwriter (Life, health/financial services ed.)
    Horwitz Edward, Do fixed EIAs still make sense?
    103:1, p. 21 1999
  • National underwriter (Life, health/financial services ed.)
    Horwitz Edward, Learn which equity indexing method fits the need
    100:42, p. 34 1996

Presentations

  • Academy of Financial Services Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. The Effects of Financial Literacy on Retirement Preparedness Best Practice Behaviors. Horwitz & Seay 2014
  • Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Holland - Understanding and Dealing with Client Resistance to Change. 2014
  • Financial Planning Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. Understanding and Dealing with Client Resistance to Change. Horwitz & Klontz 2012
  • What is financial therapy? Discovering the mechanisms and aspects of an emerging field. Archuleta, K.L., Burr, E., Dale, A., Canale, A., Danford, D., Rasure, E., Nelson, J., Williams, K., Schindler, K, Coffman, B., & Horwitz, E. Presentation at the annual conference of the Financial Therapy Association, Columbia, MO. (Outstanding Paper Award) 2012