Teaching evaluations

Students emphasized energy, clarity, current market relevance, and practical investment applications.

• “Ric is very energetic and engaging during class.”
• “His passion for teaching was very welcoming and motivating.”
• “I cannot say enough good things about Ric! His enthusiasm is intoxicating.”
• “A lot of practical information about real-world investing.”

Students highlighted real-world examples, practical trading applications, and the instructor’s enthusiasm.

• “Everything in the class was connected to a real world example.”
• “The professor is very engaging, the material is highly relevant to the business world.”
• “It has influenced my personal investing approach in a way that will continue even after the course ends.”
• “Super enthusiastic and encouraging of questions.”

Students praised the course’s classroom energy, market relevance, and inclusive environment.

• “Prof. Ric is extremely energetic and worked hard to engage us.”
• “Very entertaining… with jokes and moving around.”
• “Real world examples are the real strengths of the course.”
• “He was very inclusive and made sure everyone was heard.”

Students described the course as energetic, professionally relevant, challenging, and inclusive.

• “Professor Ric’s way of teaching makes morning class so energetic.”
• “Fast-paced and challenging.”
• “I always felt safe to ask questions in class.”
• “Professor Colacito did a great job fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.”

Students valued the course’s rigor, current-event connections, and engaging delivery.

• “Very interesting touched on a lot of stuff that we hear about on the news.”
• “Great instructor. Very funny and entertaining.”
• “Inclusive environment in the class.”

Students emphasized the course’s practical value for business careers and investing.

• “The most practical course I have taken at Carolina to prepare myself for the business world.”
• “He was extremely engaging and enthusiastic.”
• “Very interesting and exciting lecturer.”
• “This course is amazing for students interested in investing.”

Students praised the practical examples, engaging classroom presence, and participatory environment.

• “That helped make it very practical.”
• “Ric’s classroom presence is absolutely fantastic.”
• “Ric is a fantastic professor. His wit made the class fun and much more engaging.”
• “Anyone who wanted to contribute was empowered to do so.”

Students found the course thought-provoking, applicable, energetic, and inclusive.

• “Very interesting and thought-provoking.”
• “Very applicable to real business world.”
• “Ric is an excellent professor and great motivator.”
• “Enthusiastic and makes learning more fun with his level of energy especially at 9:30 am.”

Students emphasized comprehensive coverage, career relevance, and an energetic classroom atmosphere.

• “Comprehensive coverage of various types of securities and strategies.”
• “Very helpful for my career path.”
• “Ric is awesome, made the class really fun!”
• “Highly energetic and enthusiastic.”

Students praised the course’s relevance, clear explanations, and opportunities for participation.

• “Fantastic professor. One of the best I’ve had so far.”
• “Takes time to explain everything perfectly.”
• “Great energy and made the class very enjoyable and useful!”
• “He gave a lot of opportunities to participate in class.”

Students described the course as useful, well organized, and strongly connected to current events.

• “One of if not the most useful courses that I’ve taken.”
• “Ric brings enthusiasm to his teaching that is infectious.”
• “Relevant news items to the topics of the day are arguably the most important and exciting part of the course.”

Students highlighted course organization, real-time market context, and applicable knowledge.

• “Very well organized.”
• “The most interesting course I am in this semester.”
• “Professor Colacito was incredible, simply put.”
• “The amount of applicable knowledge I learned in this course was amazing.”

Students emphasized rigor, professional relevance, thoughtful assignments, and high instructor energy.

• “The best course I’ve taken at KF.”
• “The problem sets were progressive and started easy enough and then seemed to get more difficult but they were still doable.”
• “Ric is great! He brings such a wonderful energy to the classroom.”
• “I have never met a more enthusiastic professor.”

Students praised the course’s structure, preparation, real-life examples, and instructor enthusiasm.

• “This course was very well structured, and the professors were always prepared for the lessons.”
• “Energetic and knowledgeable.”
• “He is very enthusiastic and tries to make this subject interesting.”
• “Very relevant, however, with real-life examples used in every class.”

Students valued the derivatives content, real-world applications, and sustained classroom energy.

• “Great class about derivatives.”
• “This course had excellent content.”
• “The real-world application and uses were clear throughout the entire mod.”
• “Ric is an amazing professor the best I’ve had here at KF. His passion is evident.”

Students found the material useful, relevant, clear, and professionally applicable.

• “Very useful and relevant to what I hope to do in the real world.”
• “Great instructor!! Very enthusiastic and fun.”
• “Both teachers were thorough and clear enjoyed the class.”

Students appreciated the course as an engaging introduction to investing and portfolio management.

• “I think it was a great intro into investing and portfolio management.”
• “Ric is awesome. Very enthusiastic very focused on explaining things clearly.”
• “I really enjoyed this class.”
• “Investments was probably my favorite class over both Mods 3 and 4.”

Students praised the clarity, derivatives material, real-world demonstrations, and instructor energy.

• “Presented clearly and effectively.”
• “Incredibly energetic and engaging.”
• “Simple examples and real-world demonstrations.”
• “Favorite teachers at Kenan-Flagler.”

Students emphasized depth, professional relevance, patience, clarity, and approachability.

• “Very important to people pursuing any type of investment role.”
• “I looked forward to this class every day.”
• “Colacito was incredible.”
• “Passionate, knowledgeable, and approachable.”

Students praised the technical content, market relevance, and highly energetic delivery.

• “This course was phenomenal in teaching the technical aspects of various financial topics and formulas.”
• “Professor Colacito was phenomenal in keeping me engaged in class.”
• “Interesting and necessary to understand finance and the markets well.”
• “Gets so excited about teaching that he seems like he’s bouncing off the walls in each session.”

Students valued the quantitative rigor, clear explanations, strong slides, and enthusiasm.

• “Best Finance class.”
• “Quantitative but the professor make it easy to follow.”
• “Ric is awesome. Super enthusiastic and makes great slides that help us understand advanced concepts.”
• “I loved the enthusiasm!”

Students emphasized practical finance skills, clarity, energy, and well-outlined classes.

• “Amazing.”
• “Very interesting.”
• “Probably the most energetic teacher I’ve had at the business school so far.”
• “Explained all topics extremely clearly and had classes well outlined.”

Students praised the course organization, conceptual depth, and clear, energetic teaching.

• “I really enjoyed this class.”
• “The course was well organized and encouraged deep thinking of concepts and applications.”
• “Super energetic and clearly explains topics.”
• “Gained a solid grasp of the content domain covered by the course.”

Students emphasized charisma, energy, accessibility, and a supportive teaching style.

• “Colacito is a very charismatic and entertaining professor.”
• “Ric is always energetic and makes it easy to pay attention to the things that he is teaching.”