HOW DO STUDENTS COMPETE TO WORK WITH "LIVE MONEY?"

Knowledge Through Experience

Student advisory teams draw on CIRM resources to prepare investment proposals aimed at earning the right to manage "live money" portfolios as a part of the university's endowment. CIRM's Board of Advisors awards investment mandates to those teams demonstrating superior competency and responsiveness to specified return objectives and risk parameters. Finalist teams implement, and accept responsibility for, their proposed investment programs gaining invaluable experience responding to actual client requirements. more …