Dear students:

You have reached the home page for the New York Society of Securities Analysts Investment Research Challenge. Baruch College has been invited to field a team of 5 students for the 2006/2007 competition. The competition will take place in the Fall and Spring semesters. Student teams for 8 different colleges will:

• Attend free workshops on Researching corporations and writing research reports
• Work with professional and College mentors to research and produce a report about a target company
• Present the report to a panel of Wall St. analysts

NYSSA Links of interest

• Click here for a Timeline of the 2005/2006 Competition
• A Flyer for the Investment Research Challenge can be downloaded by clicking here (note: requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• The NYSSA Home Page - www.nyssa.org
• Consider joining the NYSSA as a Student Member

• Here is the Press Release from 2003/2004 IRC.

To select the Investment Research Challenge team for Baruch, we are asking that all interested students fill out an application (see link below) and submit a 500 word essay on the following topic:

"Tell us how you envision your participation in the NYSSA Investment Research Challenge furthering your progress toward your professional goals."

All Baruch undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. However, the following minimum qualifications must be met:

1. Students must have taken (or be currently enrolled in) the FIN 3710 (undergraduate) or FIN 9783 (graduate) Investment Analysis courses in the Zicklin School.
2. Students must be enrolled in the Fall 2006 semester and plan to be enrolled in the Spring 2007 semester. Students graduating in December, unfortunately, may not participate.
3. Students may not currently be employed as professional research analysts or by firms that perform this service.
4. All participants must attend workshops including:
   
   • Internet Research: The Ultimate Securities Analyst Tool
     DATE Monday, October 2, 2006
     TIME 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
     REGISTRATION DEADLINE Friday, September 29, 2006, 12:00 p.m.
     Click Here to Register
     

   • Research Report Writing
     DATE Monday, October 16, 2006
     TIME 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
     REGISTRATION DEADLINE Friday, October 13, 12:00 p.m.
     Click Here to Register

   • Research Report Writing (Repeat of above workshop)
     DATE/TIME: Monday, October 23, 2006, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
     LOCATION: Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, Faculty Dining Room
     REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 20, 2006, 5:00 pm
     SPEAKERS: Avram Fisher, Research Associate, Harris Nesbitt
     Kelly McMenamin, Research Analyst, David J. Greene & Company
     Click here to register

   • Others to be announced

Site: http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/irc/