Student Managed Funds – a panel discussion
ISSN: 0307-4358
Article publication date: 3 April 2019
Issue publication date: 28 May 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Student Managed Funds (SMFs) are extremely popular investment programs at many colleges and universities that provide their students with experiential learning opportunities to manage real money. However, the size, scope and specific features of these SMFs differ substantially. The purpose of this paper is to deliberate about a panel discussion on several important SMF issues that took place at the Southern Finance Association conference in November, 2016.
Design/methodology/approach
The panel includes one moderator and four panelists, all of whom serve as SMF faculty directors at their respective schools.
Findings
The panelists’ answers show that almost no two SMFs are created the same, supervised the same way by different faculty directors or managed the same way by their respective students.
Originality/value
The panelists provide insight about their respective SMFs and offer advice on how to create SMFs and how to supervise students managing SMFs in a more effective manner.
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Citation
Holzhauer, H.M., Krause, T.A., Russell, J., Harrell, D. and Bandopadhyaya, A. (2020), "Student Managed Funds – a panel discussion", Managerial Finance, Vol. 46 No. 4, pp. 458-472. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-08-2018-0406
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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