The Marauder Fund
Student Investment Association
What is the Marauder Fund?...
The mission of the Marauder Fund Student Investment Association (aka: The Marauder Fund) is to expand the economics and financial market educational experiences of its student members by promoting and sponsoring workshops, seminars, and career development events based on financial markets and investing.
A component of the MFSIA is a student managed investment portfolio (The Marauder Fund) that provides students with hands-on investment experience. Approved and funded by the Millersville University Foundation in the fall of 2017, the MF offers students an opportunity to invest and manage real money. Students learn to research investments, collaborate as a research team, apply their coursework, and present their investment ideas to members.
Participation in the Marauder Fund offers members a unique and valuable learning experience that includes exposure to various types of investments, investment strategies, and portfolio construction and management. This hands-on, real-world experience will contribute to the academic experiences of the student members, enhance financial literacy, and foster career development while at Millersville University.
spring 2024 Marauder Fund Meeting Schedule:
New Member Meeting: Tuesday January 30, 2024 at 5:15pm - McCom 260
There is only one opportunity to join the Marauder Fund each semester. Attending this meeting is required.
Weekly Portfolio Meetings (McCom 260 5:15pm): 1/23, 2/6 (New Member training/meet and greet), 2/13, 3/12, 3/19 (Consumer pitch), 3/26 (F&RE pitch), 4/2 (Healthcare pitch), 4/9 (Tech pitch and Industrials pitch **Meeting in McCom 133**), 4/16, 4/23 (alumni visit), 4/30 (optional meeting)
Professional Seminar Series: McCom 260 5:15pm or Zoom
Tue 2/20--Peter Garner, Research Associate, Emerald Assets; Nishit Trivedi, Ph.D., Director of Life Sciences Research, Emerald Assets
Tue 2/27--Kali Aloisi, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Tue 4/23--MF alumni
Weekly sector meeting times (General members may drop in sector meetings to see how they are run).
--Sector meetings are held in the Marauder Fund lab (McCom 329)
Consumer: Wed 1:15pm-2:15pm; Thur 4:30pm-6pm
Fin & RE: Wed: 9am-10am
Healthcare: Tues 4:30pm-5:15pm; Thur 5:45pm-6:45pm
Industrials: Tues 3:40pm-5:15pm
Technology: Mon 5:20pm-6:20pm
Articles about the Marauder Fund:
"The Marauder Fund Continues to See Success," by Hannah Sutton (February 22, 2024) Millersville News
"AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE - Marauder Fund Student Investment Association Promotes Student Success," Imagine Newsletter Spring/Summer 2020
"Marauder Fund Offers More Than Just Finances," By Zoe Berrier '21 (May 26, 2020) https://blogs.millersville.edu/news/2020/05/26/marauder-fund-offers-more-than-just-finances/
"Get to Know the Women in Millersville University’s Business Majors: Emily Horn," by Skylar Robidoux and Kelsey Madas (November 23, 2020) https://blogs.millersville.edu/news/2020/11/23/get-to-know-the-women-in-millersville-universitys-business-majors-emily-horn/
"Millersville University Establishes First Student-Managed Investment Portfolio," (September 4, 2018) https://blogs.millersville.edu/news/2018/09/04/millersville-university-establishes-first-student-managed-investment-portfolio/
Executive Committee Officers spring 2024:
Leah Miksa
CEO
Justine Fry
Consumer VP
Josh Murtaugh
Finance & Real Estate VP
Megan Quandt
Healthcare VP
Ben Pearl
Industrials VP
Shady Fahim
Technology VP
senior analysts:
Junior Analysts:
Advisory Committee:
Ron Baker, Associate Professor of Economics and Faculty Advisor
Leah Miksa - CEO of the Marauder Fund
Tyler Papaz - Principal Senior Consultant, Director of Private Wealth, Cornerstone
Joe Garner - Chairperson of the MU Foundation and Director of Research, Emerald Asset Management
Mike Gumpper - Professor of Economics and Faculty Advisor Elect
Marc Tomljanovich - Dean, Lombardo School of Business
