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Michael J. Lavelle, ASA, CFA

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Managing Director at Appraisal Economics Inc.

Professor of Finance at The College of New Jersey (Adjunct)

Author of Basic Finance Textbook, 13th Edition

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Business Valuation and Finance Professional, Professor, Author

Michael Lavelle is a Managing Director at Appraisal Economics Inc., responsible for supervising and performing valuations of business interests, securities, and intangible assets. His clients include billion-dollar publicly traded companies, early stage ventures, ultra high net worth individuals, and state and federal government entities. He has performed valuation studies for a variety of purposes including: federal income and estate taxes, litigation, financial reporting, and solvency and fairness issues.  He served as the President of the Board of the American Society of Appraiser's Northern New Jersey Chapter.  Mr. Lavelle has testified as an expert witness in United States Tax Court.

Mr. Lavelle is an adjunct professor of finance at The College of New Jersey, where he teaches the time value of money, financial risk and return, the valuation of stocks and bonds, financial leverage, the cost of capital, and capital budgeting.  He also serves on the School of Business's Dean's Advisory Council and has served as a judge for the annual Mayo Business Plan Competition.

EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
2006-Present

Managing Director

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2017-Present

Professor of Finance (Adjunct)

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PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Basic Finance
An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Investments, and Management, 

- Author, 13th Edition

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Practical Guide to Successful Intellectual Property Valuation and Transactions

- Co-Author of Chapter 8:

Discount Rates and Rates of Return for Intellectual Property

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CREDENTIALS
CREDENTIALS
CFA Charterholder

- Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

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Accredited Senior Appraiser
American Society of Appraisers

- Business Valuation

- Intangible Assets

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PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
Association of International Certified Public Accountants
- "Getting the Fair Value Right in Business Combinations"
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Western States Association of Tax Administrators
- "Controversies in the Development and Application of Discount Rates"
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American Society of Appraisers

- "Cap Rates for Complex Industrial and Renewable Energy Properties"

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Association for Corporate Growth

- "M&A and Valuations in the Pandemic"

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National Association of Personal Finance Advisors

- "Business Valuation, Exit Planning, and Current Market Dislocations"

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The College of New Jersey

- "COVID-19, the Economy, and Markets"

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EDUCATION
EDUCATION
2012

Master of Business Administration

With Distinction (Top 10%)

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

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2006

Bachelors of Science

Full Academic Scholarship

Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar

Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society

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SERVICE
SERVICE
2014-2019

Board of Officers

Northern NJ Chapter

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2018-Present

Dean's Advisory Council

School of Business

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