Real money, not virtual. Undergraduates, not MBA students. And they're doing a good job, beating their professional benchmark targets at every review. The University of Dayton has the only program in the country that features all four of the essential components for a comprehensive finance program, including a noteworthy student managed structure modeled after a professional money management firm. Another 80 undergraduates, enrolled in the portfolio management and security analysis class, serve as supporting analysts each year.
Equipment is also first-rate.
The center has six computer work stations, each with two monitors. Two Bloomberg terminals provide news and security information while four TVs allow students to monitor CNBC, CNNfn and other networks. Students can organize teleconferences and videoconferences, and the center has an LCD projector to display presentations and video feeds. The experience gives students a financial polish and investment savvy not often found in undergraduate students. The real challenge is finding the good buys in sectors that are not well publicized.