Participants are placed in one of two funds, Badgerfund or Wiscofund. Each group is allotted one month to form an investment management firm that has an organizational structure, an investment philosophy and a disciplined strategy that is executed throughout the year. Students managing Badgerfund and Wiscofund maintain complete flexibility over all investment decisions, subject to endowment guidelines. Each year these students inherit an investment process that they learn and refine. The students must deliver performance that meets or exceeds the client's expectations in a multi-manager environment.
Students develop fundamental research and portfolio management skills.
Participants obtain first-hand experience with the rigors of managing real money, along with the critical knowledge of what it takes to work successfully in a team. Students also benefit from interacting with investment professionals and program alumni, many of whom currently maintain important positions in the professional money management field. In addition, applicants must be full-time degree seeking students in the School of Business. Return to Top Students should first obtain application materials to the School of Business. Once admitted to the Business School students should set up a course of study with the Director.