This meeting, WWU Investment Club had a joint meeting with WWU International Business Network. West gave a presentation on European Markets. West talked about the difference in valuation between the United States and Europe. West talked about the difference in Forward P/E (US=~20, EU=~13-14). The value of the United States Read more
This meeting, Nick gave a presentation on the Satellite Broadband Company, AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS). Nick talked about different competitors like Globalstar ($GSAT) and SpaceX’s Starlink. How their services are similar and different from AST and why he believes AST has an edge on its competitors despite Starlink’s first mover advantage. Read more
This meeting, Nathan gave a presentation on interest and discount rates. Nathan talked about mental framework and how money now is worth more than possible money tomorrow. By taking risks today we expect more in return tomorrow. The reason money compounds is because opportunity cost and uncertainty compound overtime thus Read more
This meeting Cameron and Carlos gave a presentation on Passive, Value, and Fixed Income investing to give some basic information on investing for new members of the club. Passive investing aims to maximize returns by minimizing the cost and labor of buying and selling securities. (Buying and holding.) Value investing Read more
This meeting, Kyle gave a presentation on the NASDAQ exchange and company. The NASDAQ, which stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, was originally founded in 1971 by (NASD), now known as (FINRA). The NASDAQ originally provided electronic quotation services to allow investors to see live prices but Read more
This meeting Investment Club had a joint meeting with WWU’s FMA club. This meeting, Thomas Boyd, a Portfolio Manager at Russell Investments, came to speak to both clubs about his work at Russell and how he got there. Mr. Boyd described his path of acquiring a Degree in Economics and Read more
This meeting Cameron presented the company Constellation Brands (STZ) as a potential investment for the Viking Fund. Constellation Brands owns the license to sell popular alcohol products like Modelo, Corona, High West Whiskey, and SVEDKA Vodka in the United States. Analysts report that the fair value for the company is Read more
This meeting West gave a presentation on leveraged ETFs as a long term hold vessel. West also talked about different strategies to get gains but decrease risks, how important diversification is with these strategies and how necessary it is for an investor to be risk tolerant and not make trades Read more
This meeting we had a Financial Planner from our local Edward Jones office come in and speak to the club. The club asked great questions about what his job entails and what education to get to that point looked like! The club learned about what day-to-day work looks like, managing Read more
Reminder! A representative from our local Edward Jones is coming to speak to our club next week 2/12/25 about their career and experience as a student in finance. Come with questions! (VU567 5:45-7:00 PM) In other news, the club website is up and running! You can find more information about Read more