Pike Chair in Insurance and Investments. He is also the co-director of the New York Life Center for Retirement Income. He is also a contributor to Forbes and InvestmentNews and prominent researcher with over 25 peer reviewed articles in journals like The Journal of Financial Planning. He has helped author three textbooks on financial planning, and has published two e-books with Forbes on retirement planning. Before joining The American College, Professor Hopkins worked in private equity and clerked for the Honorable Marie E. Lihotz in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Professor Hopkins also sits on the Board of Directors of ReverseVision, a technology company that services the housing industry. He has been selected by the American Bar Association as one of the top 40 attorneys under age 40.