UofA Investments Club
   

Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge

  
   

Arizona Biltmore Resort, Phoenix, Arizona

  

About the Investments Club:
The Investments Club is a student organization that facilitates an environment where students can develop a better understanding of investment strategies while interacting with professionals in the investment community. The student organization meets bi-weekly and is comprised of 56 active members. Traditionally the club's speakers are professionals from the investment community in Southern Arizona. Speakers at each club meetings discuss various topics that include: Current Market Conditions, Market Forecasts, Investing Strategies, Investment Analysis, Career Advice and Guidance.

The club has participated in events such as the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge and the Las Vegas Traders Expo in previous years. This coming year the Investments Club is planning on sending club members to the RISE (Redefining Investment Strategy Education) Global Student Investment Forum at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio as well as the Las Vegas Traders Expo, and the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge. In addition to providing students with the opportunity to attend off-campus events, the Investments Club is looking to provide Eller students with access to career opportunities in the investment industry.


For more information about the club please email Greg Schuck at uofainvestmentsclub@gmail.com or visit the club website at http://www.uofainvestmentsclub.com.

About the Event:
The Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge is simulated stock competition where teams compete to produce the highest net worth portfolio. Two Months of simulated trading is combined into an 90 minute event where participants buy and sell stock in a "New York Stock Exchange Floor" environment.

Participants include universities such as Arizona State, and over 50 finance firms in Phoenix and Southern Arizona. Some of the previous participants include: Harris Bank, Wells Fargo, National Bank of Arizona, American Express, TD Ameritrade, and many others. This event is a excellent way to network with professionals in the investment community.

This year the event will be at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday October 28, 2009.

Dinner is included at the event, and provides great opportunities to network with professionals. All proceeds of the event got to educating high school students about investing and the stock market.

For more information about the event please visit Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge.

Participate at the Event
The Investment Club will be participating in the event for the 4th straight year. In previous years the Investments Club has won 1st Place, 2nd and 4th Place. In the Investments Club 1st place finish we successfully earned $6.8 million on our initial $500,000 investment. We hope to continue our success and bring home the trophy back to Eller and the University of Arizona. Most importantly we are looking to finish higher than our rival Arizona State!

This event has been an excellent way for club members to network with professionals in the finance community. The Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge has been a popular event for Investment Club members and students at the Eller College of Management. Please view the article in the Eller Times that highlights the Investments Club's sucess at the Junior Achievement Stock Market Competition.

The Investments Club will compose up to 2 teams of 4 participants to compete at the event. If you are interested in representing the University of Arizona and the Investments Club please fill out the form below. Transportation to and from the event will be coordinated through the Investments Club. Space is limited so please mark this event on your colander and RSVP quickly.

For further questions about the event please email Greg Schuck at uofainvestmentsclub@gmail.com.

Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge in action.

 

Please RSVP for the Event (Space is Limited so please RSVP as soon as possible).