What is the UT Investment Group (UTIG)?

Founded in fall 2010, the University of Tennessee Investment Group (UTIG) is a student-run organization which seeks to promote the knowledge of financial analysis and valuation concepts, to expose students to the activities of investment firms, and to allow students to manage an investment portfolio. 

Mission Statement:  The University of Tennessee Investment Group's mission is to develop a better understanding of financial markets through trading, investing and networking with industry professionals.

 

Membership Requirements: Undergraduate students who wish to join must currently be enrolled in or have completed Finance 301. Graduate students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join, with no prerequisites for these groups.

Membership Application

2012 Meetings

UTIG hosts monthly meetings on Mondays at 5:05 p.m. in HBB 201.

January 23, 2012: General Meeting

January 30: Rachel Qualls (President, Angel Capital Group)

February 27: Derek Jacobs (Treasury Representative, Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.)

March 12: Greg Wittbecker (VP of Marketing and Strategic Planning, Alcoa Inc.)

March 26: Roger Kiger (President, Visionary Horizons)

April 26: Last general meeting; Battle of Traders prizes awarded

For current information about the UT Investment Group, including meeting times, go to the group website at http://www.utig.org/  

For information about the Battle of the Traders, click here.

For further information about the Masters Investment Learning Center and its program offerings, please contact:

Dr. Laura Cole, Director, Masters Investment Learning Center

Office: SMC 435

Email:  lwallis@utk.edu

 

 

Contact Information:

Masters ILC Director:
Dr. Laura Cole

435 Stokely Management Center

Department of Finance

The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN  37996

Voice:  865-974-1715

Fax:  865-974-1716

Email: lwallis@utk.edu