Introductory Financial Management: Theory and Application

Dr. Moten is an Assistant Professor of Finance at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, where he teaches finance and economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a Financial Management concentration from Northcentral University. He also holds a Master of Science in Finance, Master of Science in Economics, Master of Science Accounting from Texas A&M University– Commerce, a MBA from Cameron University in Lawton Oklahoma and a Master of Science in Acquisition and Contract Management from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne Florida. His professional licensure includes a Series 65: Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (Investment Advisor Representative), a Series 26: Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Principal, a Series 6: Investment Company/Variable Contracts Products Limited Representative, a Series 63: Uniform Securities Agent State Law, Life and Health and Property Casualty Insurance License. He is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) professional, Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Chartered Mutual Fund CounselorSM (CMFC®) and a Retirement Planning CounselorSM (CRPC®). Previously he served as a Financial Management/Budgeting Officer for the United States Army from 1998–2005. He currently works for PFS Investments (Primerica Financial Services) where he assists families in financial, insurance, retirement, education and investment planning. He previously taught full-time for University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas; McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas; Texas A&M University–Central Texas in Killeen, Texas; and Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Additionally, he served as an adjunct for Liberty University, Regent University, Capella University, Southern New Hampshire University, American Military University, Huston Tillotson University, and Jarvis Christian College.

Dr. Rauch is an associate professor at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma where he teaches finance and economics. He grew up in St. Paul, MN and received his B.A. from St. Cloud State University in economics. Dr. Rauch received his M.A. in monetary economics from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his Ph.D. in economics from Colorado State University, writing his dissertation on bank consolidation. He worked as a Credit Analyst for Green Tree Financial Corporation in St. Paul.

Dr. Rauch's research interests are in small business bank lending and casino financial management, and he is published in each topic. He is a consultant for Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce in Ada, Oklahoma on topics such as predictive analytics, regression analysis, financial analysis, and economic analysis. In 2002, he was a visiting fellow at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam. While there, he wrote a paper on developing small business bank lending in Vietnam. Dr. Rauch is married to his wonderful wife Monica and they have 3 kids: Victoria, Catherine, and Andrew.