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The Laurier Student Investment Fund (LSIF) is a $1.8 million dollar fund invested in stocks and managed by students. The fund is structured as a for-credit course. Student analysts accepted into the course learn about valuation and do research on potential new investments for the fund.
LSIF uses a purely fundamental investing approach to create a concentrated portfolio of high-conviction ideas. LSIF focuses on areas of the market where we can gain an informational advantage and identify market inefficiencies that larger institutions can't.
LSIF runs a concentrated portfolio (between 10-20 holdings) of small and micro cap North American holdings. Before buying any security, the fund does extremely deep due diligence.
This due diligence typically involves a complete financial model, in-depth research, calls with company management, and multiple presentations to the faculty supervisors and alumni mentors.
The rationale for this strategy is simple:
Since inception, the LSIF strategy has:
To be eligible for admission, students must have completed BU393 and earned at least an A- in both BU283 and BU393.
Admission will be offered to students on the basis of past academic performance and work experience.
Fill out the LSIF Application Form to apply.