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Spring 2021 Short Term Competition

Spring 2021 Short Term Competition Below are the assignments for the Spring 2021 Short Term Competition: Team 0 Vincent AgostinelliEric BartosDrew HooverDerek KagenBrentyn Muir Team 1 Amanda CostelloBrennan CumbyIan Garcia-PhillipsMartin GrzywaMichael Gutman Team 2 Donovan HumbergerBryce JohnsonJonah KozakRyan PetersBrock RobertsonQuinn Simonson Short Term Investment Parameters Market Cap Minimum Maximum Small Cap % Minimum Holding

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Fall 2020 Short Term Competition

Fall 2020 Short Term Competition Below is the assignments for the Fall 2020 Short Term Competition:Vincent AgostinelliDrew HooverMichael KoniarBrentyn MuirBrock RobertsonEric BartosAmanda CostelloMichael GutmanDerek KagenGarek SchultzShort Term Investment Parameters WhatAcceptable levelDescription / ExampleMarket cap minimum$300 millionTo limit the possibility of penny stock trading, having limited information, and to keep a certain level of trade volume.Maximum Small Market cap % of given f

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Club News | Short Term Competition Spring 2020

Short Term CompetitionSpring 2020 Teams Announcement In the table below, you can find all of the team members that are participating in this semester's short-term competition. Each team will start with $12,000 - one fifth of the allocated funds for the competition! Remember, you are competing against the Board Members, so there are high bragging rights awarded to the winning team!For reference to the policies that are put in place throughout this competition, find the official document here.

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Club News – $100,000 to $200,000 & more​

$100,000 to $200,000 & more         This past week, Laker Asset Management's leadership team finalized negotiations with Mercyhurst University's endowment committee. The endowment committee has agreed to increase the club's assets under management by $100,000, bringing the total to $200,000. This increase in funds is a massive milestone for the club, and the increased equity will help make the club more engaging and interactive from semester to semester. The club extends

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Club News | New Junior Analysts!

The first wave of Junior Analysts have arrived! Please assist the club in welcoming the first group of Junior Analysts to the following groups: Domestic Team International Team Macro Team New Ideas Team Nate Tennessen Reed Bearden Brentyn Muir Derek Kagen Alec Acampora Eric Bartos Michael Koniar Andrew Vaden Broeck The new Junior Analysts will be starting their positions preceding tonight's meeting by starting off with an introduction with their Director, followed by

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Club News | Stock Market Game

Join our stock market game! Interested in competing against fellow club members? Want to gain actual experience with managing money? Join our stock market game by clicking the image below! The competition is live from September 10th through December 10th. Over the next three months, you are able to buy any security with a virtual $100,000. During the club meetings, we'll go over the standings and maybe ask some questions to what is going well or what could be improved on. In order

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Club News | Directors Chosen

Board Members Elect Directors of the Five Research Sectors New Directors have been assigned their roles! Look forward to new posts on the News page on Sunday, 8/25. Please welcome the following Directors to their roles: Drew Hoover | (Bonds) Reid Marlow | (International) Garek Schultz | (Domestic) Adrian Larsen | (Macroeconomics) The Directors will be posting articles weekly with the assistance of their Junior Analysts. You can find these posts on the News page, or on their sp

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Domestic | Smart Manufacturing

Abstract (PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION) The goal of this research is to discuss the theme of smart manufacturing and relate it to investing opportunities. By giving a description of the theme, how it will affect industries and sectors, we hope to find investing opportunities. Because the theme of smart manufacturing entail a broad variety of areas, we will discuss what sectors will first and foremost be affected. These sectors will provide us with the most present investing opportunities within s