Student Managed Investment Fund
Investors, banking analysts, wealth managers, financial planners today rely on a new set of quantitative skills in playing the markets.
They combine programming and modeling techniques, critical thinking, and business and finance skills to build robust portfolios that create value for their clients and themselves.
At Stevens, the Student Managed Investment Fund is where tomorrow’s investment professionals perfect these techniques in preparation for rewarding careers in the fast-changing world of finance. In this two-semester course, students work as analysts, risk advisors, quants and, ultimately, leaders responsible for managing a portion of the university’s endowment.
This is not an investment club, where you pick stocks and chart them over a semester. This is the closest a student can get to the experience of working for a major Wall Street firm. SMIF alumni can be found at the biggest players and the smallest startups, where their insights guide successful investment strategies and deliver consistent value to the business.
Uniquely Stevens
The core strengths of technology and finance at the School of Business — further reinforced through the Hanlon Financial Systems Center — combine to create an empowering environment for future finance professionals.
How it works
The SMIF is a course available only to undergraduate students. Unlike a typical course, students must apply for a seat in SMIF. Competition is fierce; only about a third of students who apply are accepted, with all decisions being made by the student leadership, which evaluates résumés and conducts interviews before selecting new members. In the first semester, you’ll work as an analyst, identifying opportunities, doing due diligence, assessing risk and pitching to your peers. You’ll have the opportunity to pursue a leadership role in your second semester, running the risk, quant, modeling or portfolio allocation teams — or even working as head of SMIF.
At SMIF, High Stakes, but High Rewards
A behind-the-scenes look at what drives the students running SMIF — including how they expect it will prepare them for career success on the Street.
