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