Student Managed Funds

Catalog description

This course provides students an opportunity to manage investments. The objective is to earn risk-adjusted returns competitive with a benchmark index. The class decides early in the semester the style of investing and chooses the appropriate index for performance evaluation. Each student is a research analyst and a sector specialist, participates in the construction of the portfolio, and has a functional role. Each sector is represented by a sector team. FIN 402 Portfolio Management is highly recommended, but is not a required prerequisite for the course.