On Friday (10/14/2016) Six Students in the AIM Class of 2017
Pitched the 7th Set of Stocks During the Fall Semester – Over 30 Stocks Have
Been Presented This Semester
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Yiqiu (Ethan) Zhu, Nick Dykema, Jaclyn Godwin,
Jack O'Connor,
Taylor Smith, and Joe Mungenast
presented this week
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Over 40 students attended the seventh set of equity pitches
delivered by the Class of 2017 in the AIM Room on Friday, October 14, 2016. The
six AIM student presentations also were viewed on-line via a webcast by more
than 10 alumni and family members across North America – and numerous others
joined via Twitter.
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| Nick Dykema pitching Mercury Systems |
Friday marked the conclusion of the first round of equity
presentations – and following fall break next week – each student will again be
responsible for at least one more stock pitch this semester.
The AIM student equity pitches take place each Friday
afternoon during the semester – either in the AIM Room or at a local investment
company. You can also watch the live presentations by the students in the AIM
Class of 2017 via webcast.
This week's presentations included:
| Student Presenter | Sector | Company Name | Ticker |
| Nick Dykema | Technology | Mercury Systems, Inc. | MRCY |
| Jaclyn Godwin | Intl Financial Services | Qiwi plc | QIWI |
| Jack O'Connor | Healthcare | AMN Healthcare Services | AHS |
| Taylor Smith | Intl Technology | Gemalto | GTOMY |
| Joe Mungenast | Healthcare | Ardelyx | ARDX |
| Yiqiu (Ethan) Zhu | Intl Technology | SAP SE | SAP |
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| Jaclyn
Godwin presented Qiwi |
Of the six presentations this week – three were focused on
the AIM Small Cap Equity Fund (which is benchmarked to the Russell 2000 Index)
and three on the AIM International Equity Fund (benchmarked to the Russell
Global ex US Index).
The students prepare and distribute a professional equity
write-up (note: every
AIM write-up since the inception of the program in 2005 is archived here).
This week’s equity write-ups can be found at: AIM
EquityWrite-Up 10/14
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| Joe
Mungenast pitching Ardelyx |
The students are responsible for making a seven-minute pitch
before their peers, faculty and any alumni or investment professional in
attendance. Following the student’s pitch the floor is opened up for a question
and answer session that lasts about ten minutes. This has been highly
instructive as the students must be prepared to defend their investment
recommendation and answer questions in an extemporaneous manner.
Note: The ballot is prepared and buy and sell
recommendations are voted upon by the students over the weekend. The
transactions are executed at the beginning of the week.
