Boston College Investment Club Mission Statement

The mission of the Investment Club is to improve members' understanding of investment management; to help members develop in-depth market knowledge and to create superior access to career opportunities in the investment industry.

Students research stocks and bring recommendations to the meetings of the club, at which point students vote either to buy or sell. The club is divided into analyst teams covering different industries so as to systematically review the portfolio and come up with new ideas.

What we do:

During general meetings of the Investment Club (BCIC), officers update members of the club on the status of our portfolio, which consists of a piece of Boston College's endowment specifically allocated to the use by students to learn investment techniques and money management. We compare our performance to our benchmark, the S&P 500.

The officers also provide a weekly update on the state of the markets, more recently under the structure of the "Weekly Three" or three important events happening in the general macro economy at the moment that help members better understand the circumstances our portfolio is operating in.

Officers and members of the club then present stock pitches, asking the members whether to buy, sell, or hold a certain stock on the market. By providing detailed information on the company's operations, financials, market, and future potential for business, we conclude whether the stock is a good fit for our portfolio.

We also on occasion hold educational presentations on more complicated financial trading instruments, such as options and derivatives. These are generally given by professionals brought in by BCIC from financial firms, or one of our finance or economics professors.