registration opportunities fina 493 maverick fund
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Registration Opportunities
FINA 493 Maverick Fund
Maverick Fund Is An Investments class
< Prereq is FINA 362< Coreq is FINA 460< Even available to non-Finance majors who meet criteria
An opportunity to fill an elective< Even for those catalogs that do not list FINA 493< Accepted as an elective for any area of emphasis
A great Applied Finance experience< Hands on< Flexible
The opportunity to direct the investment of about $250,000 of the University Foundation’s money
To Be Clear
FINA 493 is an elective for everyone Even if it is not listed on your catalog, you can use
it as an elective< It was added to the catalog in 09-10 but is also meant to
be available to students with prior catalogs< It will substituted for an elective in any area of emphasis
What it Takes
Investment Knowledge
Self-Motivation
Analytic Rigor
What it Gives
Body of Work to Show Potential Employers
Potential for Industry Contacts
Applied Investments Experience
The Maverick Fund Current Instructor: John Hylle, Portfolio Manager
for Federated Insurance Topics: Stock Analysis, Industry Analysis, etc.
< Review investment topics< Analyze industries< Analyze firms< Present recommendations to Finance Professionals
Application Needed
Will be working with the Foundation’s money Therefore need to apply
< The file is in MH 150 or linked from http://cob.mnsu.edu/finc/maverick.html
< There are 23 seats listed but enrollment will be a function of the number of qualified students
< Evaluation of applications is holistic - GPA(overall and in Finance), instructor feedback, personal statement, and course load
If You Already Took FINA 493
Maverick Fund is listed as 1-6 credits You can take it twice!
< 3 credits each time< The department strongly encourages continuing
enrollment< The experiences will definitely build over time
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