The Skidmore Investment Club is Skidmore College’s student managed long-equity investment fund with approximately $28k under management. We were generously given this allocation by the President’s Opportunity Fund and the Student Government Association, and actively work with the college investment office in managing the portfolio. The club’s key mission and objective is to teach undergraduate students the fundamental skills and concepts of growth and value investing. We run a series of educational lectures to educate members on skills such as basic accounting, stock ratio analysis, and equity valuation methodologies. In addition, we provide our members with the opportunity to gain investing experience with real capital, preceded by company research, due diligence, and pitches to the entire club. The Skidmore Investment Club is structured into six industry verticals: Consumer Goods, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Industrials, Energy/Utilities, and Technology. Each industry group is run by a portfolio manager (sector leader) and they work alongside investment analysts to research and pitch companies in their respective industries. The club meets weekly to pitch new investment ideas, evaluate our current holdings, and discuss major financial markets news.