BUAD 421 - Student Managed Investment Fund

Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): BUAD 323 and instructor permission.
The purpose of this course is to provide portfolio management and security analysis experience through the management of the Mason School Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF). Students select companies from an S&P stock universe, do research on their business model and competitive environment, make forecasts of future financial performance and perform valuation analyses, write an investment report and present orally a recommendation to their colleagues and faculty for inclusion in a real endowment portfolio of common stocks.
This course may be repeated one time.

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