Marquette AIM Students Headed to Chicago for the 8th Invest For Kids Investment Conference on October 26th
Thanks to the generosity of Balyasny Asset Management, Marquette AIM students will again be able to attend the Invest for Kids investment conference.
Scott
Schroeder (Marquette alumnus, board of trustee member, and co-founder of
Balyasny Asset Management) has been involved with the Chicago Invest for Kids
organization for several years. This
group will be hosting their 8th annual investment event on Wednesday, October
26th from 1:30 pm -5:30 pm at the Harris Theater in Chicago in addition to a special
luncheon/speaker for students only beginning at 11:00am.
Dr. David Krause, AIM program
director said, “We are honored to again have the opportunity to attend this significant
investment conference. We are thankful to Scott Schroeder
and everyone at Balyasny for sponsoring us. Attending events such as this
continue to allow us to see how theory is put into practice and is an extensive
of our experiential learning process.”
The format of the Invest for
Kids Conference is a half-day event features ten very well-known money managers
and investment professionals who each speak for 15 minutes on their market
views and best investment ideas. 100% of
the ticket proceeds go to support organizations serving underprivileged
children in Chicago. Last year nearly
1,200 people attended the Conference and raised over $1.6 million for
organizations focused on education, health and wellness, after school programming
and mentoring.
Dr. Krause said, “Balyasny has
again graciously sponsored a group of Marquette students to attend the
conference. We know it is a great opportunity to gain exposure to well know
money managers and the investment community (not to mention a networking
reception) – it really is a great opportunity for our students.”
There is additional information
on the Invest For Kids website (www.investforkidschicago.org)
including a list of the outstanding keynote speakers. The Invest For Kids
conference is the Chicago investment event of the year. The conference features
presentations from an elite group of successful investment managers. These
managers present their views and ideas in concise 15 minute presentations in an
effort to help underprivileged kids in the Chicago area.
