Student Managed Investment Funds
The Kitt Investing and Trading Center offers students the opportunity to manage funds - both at the graduate and undergraduate level - through courses in Asset and Wealth Management.
Within the undergraduate program, approximately 25 students are selected to participate. The Fund follows an equity long-only investment strategy, giving students hands-on experience in equity research, valuation, and portfolio management within a real-world investment setting.
Within the graduate program, this prestigious program offers a competitive entry process for Full-Time MBA, Professional MBA, and MSF students. Each semester approximately 20 students are selected to participate.
Software and Technology Students Use for Funds Management
Financial Trading System (FTS)
Previous Investment Committee Cohort Presentations
Previous Portfolio Practicum Speaker Series
| Guest Speaker |
Affiliation |
| Rakesh Dahiya | Southern Methodist University |
| Matthew Lockridge | Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. |
| John Mowrey | NFJ Investment Group, LLC |
| Barry Kitt |
Pinnacle Family Office |
| Ken Hersh |
Hersh Family Investments |
| Kirk Rimer, Wesley Crane |
CH Investment Partners |
| Dodee Crockett |
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management |
| Hamiz Awan, Richard Raizes |
Plutus 21 |
Contact for the Program
Don Shelly, Professor of Practice
Department of Finance
214-768-3828