Welcome to the home page of Applied Portfolio Management at the Washburn University School of Business in Topeka, Kansas. Students in BU 484 (undergraduate) and BU 979 (graduate) have been managing an equity portfolio on behalf of the Washburn Endowment Association since July 2007. Use the navigation buttons at the top of the page to read the students’ stock research reports and macroeconomic newsletter, view profiles of the students currently enrolled in the program, and read the bios of the Advisory Board members.
The graph below shows that 5 new stocks added to the portfolio on December 2, 2008 have had an average return of +29.2% in their first month of trading (through January 6, 2009), vs. a +15% increase in US stocks over the same period.
The portfolio’s current positions and performance through January 5, 2009 are shown in the table below.
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