Neloy Kundu ’23 updated the club on the markets’ performance this week. The S&P 500, the Dow, and the Nasdaq all finished in the red this week. At the time of the meeting the indices were at S&P = 3,457.52,…
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General Body Meeting 10/16: Market Update, Bank and Airline Earnings, Energy Sector Update, and SolarEdge Pitch
Sam Kirby ’22 kicked off our General Body Meeting by providing an overview of the of S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq’s performance for the week. S&P finished the week down 0.50% and closed at 3,483.81. The Dow also finished slightly…
General Body Meeting 10/9: Trump Tweets, Stimulus Talks, Big Tech Break Up?, and How to Successfully Network
This past week was packed with headlines as the President and politicians in Washington played a big role in the market’s performance. Risk Analyst Shaan Shuster ’23 gave an update on how President Trump’s tweets and congress’s ongoing stimulus negations…
General Body Meeting 9/25: Tesla Battery Day, Election Volatility, Bubbles and Manias
Mikias Stewart ’23 presented a Market Update in the form of a Kahoot quiz. The Club was able to test their knowledge of Tesla Battery Day, the upcoming election, and the market’s recent losing streak. Energy Analyst Tate Harobin…
General Body Meeting 9/18: Snowflake IPO, Big M&A News, and a Fixed Income/Debt Report
Another busy week for markets and for the Lafayette College Investment Club. Co-President Noah Grossman ’21 gave an overview of the major indices and their performance this week. The Nasdaq, S&P, and Dow all experienced gains on Monday and Tuesday,…
General Body Meeting 9/11: Market Update, Citi vs Brigade Capital, and Digital Realty Pitch
Henry Nicosia ’24 gave an overview of the market’s performance since our last meeting. The NASDAQ, Dow, and S&P 500 all experienced big losses earlier in the week, but analysts are hopeful that the recent pullback is just a healthy…
General Body Meeting 9/4/20: Market Update, Gold Prices, Sector Updates, and a Stock Pitch Tutorial
We had an information-packed meeting this week. Markets experienced a correction on Thursday, and the fallout continued into Friday, as the tech stocks that have led the markets back from the lows of March experienced a sell-off. Following their stock…
First Meeting of the Year: Portfolio Overview, Market Update, Executive Board Introduction
Welcome Back! The club kicked off the new academic year with an introductory meeting. Co-Presidents Noah Grossman ’21 and Alec Cwienkala ’21 provided an overview of the Club’s portfolio and current positions. Some of our top-performing positions include Amazon, Apple,…
Final Meeting of the Year 5/22
In our final meeting of the year, Nicholas Sant Foster and Alix Talkow examine the J. Crew bankruptcy, the winners of our MarketWatch game discussed their successful trading strategies, and the Club elected to suspend its DCA plan until the Fall. Thank you to…
General Body Meeting: 1/31/20
Welcome back! The first meeting of the decade started off right with a market update presented by Tate Harobin ’22, Nick Sant Foster ’22, and head analyst Emmett O’Toole ’19. Following the market update, a successful buy pitch for Lululemon…