STUDENT MANAGED INVESTMENT FUND.

Catalog description

This course provides a conceptual and theoretical foundation for the activities of selected student managers involved with the on-going operations of the student managed investment fund (SMIF). Using a blend of academic- and practitioner-oriented readings, projects, and group analytical sessions, managers will be introduced to both the conventional wisdom and state-of-the-art methods used in performing many of the Fund's functional tasks, including security research, security trading, and economic forecasting. After establishing a background in the technical aspects of managing a security portfolio, we will focus on developing a solid intuition about what an investment professional in each of these positions must know to do his or her job well. Prerequisite: A course in investments and departmental permission.