RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Challenges of Managing a Student-Managed Fund
JF The Journal of Trading
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 35
OP 38
DO 10.3905/jot.2018.13.1.035
VO 13
IS 1
A1 Paul Bolster
A1 Harlan Platt
YR 2017
UL https://pm-research.com/content/13/1/35.abstract
AB This article summarizes the authors’ experiences as faculty advisors to the 360 Huntington Fund at Northeastern University. They strongly encourage other universities to provide their students with similar experiential investment opportunities. The article details the role of students relative to the faculty in the fund, the selection of investment choices, and various difficulties encountered, notably the need to replace high-quality student managers as they graduate. The objectives in creating the fund, beyond experiential learning, was to give students an advantage in their job searches. This has been an unqualified success, with our students getting more and better jobs as a result.TOPICS: Portfolio construction, security analysis and valuation