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The NIU Investment Association was founded in January 2009 by three enterprising finance majors who wanted to create a discussion-based forum in which they could share ideas and gain hands-on experience with investing strategies.
The club meets weekly Wednesday 5pm to 6pm each semester. A typical one-hour meeting begins with an overview of current events and an update on the simulated portfolio competition. Various platforms for this competition have been used, with our current selection being Wall Street Survivor. After the winners (and losers!) are reviewed, we move on to the topic of the week. Popular past topics include options, technical analysis, gold investing, political implications, oil companies, taxation, retirement investing, etc. Then, we move on to the stock of the week and/or a student presentation. Student presentation topics are generally narrower than discussion topics (e.g., differences between a Roth vs. a Traditional IRA, call vs. put options, etc.). The meeting concludes with voting for the next week's topic and stock/presentation.
Successful Investment Association Alumni
"I recommend the club highly to anyone who desires to be successful in their financial or career goals."
- James Jacobson, Managing Partner at Capital Ideas
"I wanted to be part of an organization that was able to have group discussions on what was going on in the industry and be able to have educational sessions on different topics within the industry such as trading techniques, alternative investment strategies, etc, that was not taught in the classroom."
- Jeremy Zirin, Vice President Real Estate at Aksia
"My membership in student organizations, and particularly my involvement with FMA and the Investment Association were some of the best parts of my college career. Through my leadership roles, I learned time management skills, how to run a meeting, how to delegate tasks, and how to take criticism in a productive and constructive manner."
- Kip Hardy, Vice President Manager at Northern Trust
"Few experiences at NIU were as formative or as beneficial to me as having been a part of the NIU Investment Association."
- Jordan Lubbers, Lead Analyst at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
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