Student Investment Fund Students Storm NYC!
Seven students from the Student Investment Fund (SIF) traveled to New York city on March 20-24, 2018 for an annual trip to participate in a national conference and visit investment firms. The group made it to town just before a massive Nor’easter hit and spent their first day walking between meetings in the snow storm. Luckily, our hardy students are well-prepared for adverse weather!
In addition to attending the , the largest investment conference tailored to students (with over 1,400 student attendees), the students met with Lazard Asset Management, JP Morgan Real Estate, Almanac Real Estate Investors, Prisma Capital, and Schroders Global Asset Management. Students reported these meetings were definitely the highlight of the trip. They learned about a number of new asset classes, investing strategies and investment vehicles to which they typically have very limited exposure, including fixed income, funds-of-funds, hedge funds, and ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing.
In the after hours, the group was hosted for dinner by Peter Marber, who now heads the Global Economy program at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs, but was previously the head of emerging market fixed income for Loomis & Sayles. Students also went to see Jersey Boys – so they are now all experts on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Most of the group made it to the Museum of Modern Art and the 9/11 Memorial, as well, to round out their cultural experiences.
Overall, it was another exceptionally successful trip, made possible thanks to SOM sponsor . Our donors' generous support allows us to provide our students these once in a lifetime out-of-classroom experiential learning opportunities!
