New York, New York

Members of Towson University's Wall Street Investors' Investment Club (WiiC) visited New York City from Friday, November 14 until Sunday, November 16 to visit with firms and professionals in the financial industry. While in the city, students gained further insight into the current state of the financial markets, the operation of financial institutions, and possible career opportunities. Students organized meetings with individuals from JPMorgan Asset Management, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Seeking Alpha, and the New York Times.

Among other things, members arranged a meeting with former WiiC President and Towson University CBE graduate, Matthew Hobby. Matthew Hobby currently works as a dual contractor at JPMorgan in Manhattan. Matthew Hobby discussed his career and tactics of being successful in the financial industry.

Make It Count

On December 3, 2008, WiiC Co-President Chris Allulis and Portfolio Manager Daniel Miller had the opportunity to participate in an economic panel discussion at Towson University’s first Make It Count.  The event was hosted by Ed Norris Show on 105.7FM and was a 3 hour open forum discussion on a wide range of topics.  The discussion was geared towards college students and included three separate panels that were made up of experts in the various fields.

Reservoir High School

On December 10, 2008, members of WiiC presented information on the financial industries and portfolio management to business track students at Reservoir High School in Howard County, MD. In our continuing quest to expand high school students' understanding of the financial markets and careers in finance, WiiC presented on topics ranging from the stock market, methods of establishing a satisfactory portfolio, and information on career opportunities.