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…
Important updates: 🔹 On February 12th, a representative from the local Edward Jones office will speak to Investment Club about their job and what led them there in their career path. 🔹 The Viking Fund is now up and running. The Investment Club endowment fund has a starting balance of Read more…
This meeting Cameron and Carlos presented information on Swing Trading and Relative Strength Index (RSI). Club discussed what RSI can be used for, what it can indicate and how it is calculated. Club looked at different examples of RSI for different stocks and talked about how it is a lagging Read more…
This meeting we discussed the club’s planned shift in meeting format and it’s winter quarter goals going forward. The club filled the following positions:🔹Club Social Media Manager🔹Club SecretaryThe club also discussed the Value Line software the club has access to. This software allows students to analyze different aspects of investments including Read more…