Washington College Brown Advisory Student Managed Investment Fund

12/02/2016

Yesterday, we were happy to host the students selected to attend the Warren Buffett trip in January at our weekly meeting. We hope you were able to learn more about Buffett, Berkshire, and the economy.

10/19/2016

After last week's Fall Break, the Board is back and discussing key factors that could impact our portfolio: oil fluctuation, interest rates, general economic standing, minimum wage hikes, and how the election could play out.

08/31/2016

Analysts currently meeting with Mr. Bookbinder to introduce the newest Board members and kick off the school year

07/27/2016

Investor relations advisory firm Corbin Perception releases quarterly reports on the state of the markets. Take a look at July's edition for some interesting takeaways on 2Q16.

http://issuu.com/corbin_perception/docs/2q16_quarterly_earnings_primer/17?e=12584515/37228753

Corbin Perception Group

07/12/2016

Washington College's President and former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair discusses further woes post-Brexit for banks on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/11/former-fdic-chair-sheila-bair-expects-more-pain-ahead-for-us-banks.html

Brexit has reduced the likelihood of another Fed rate hike, and that means U.S. banks will face continued pressure, Sheila Bair says.

05/12/2016

With zero and negative interest rates looming, a former candidate for the Federal Reserve chair position explains a possible solution to the global economic stagnation:

Larry Summers warns of “secular stagnation,” a term from the Great Depression.

05/04/2016

Thanks to students Jonathan Audrey Shreyas and Ryan for a great presentation on their trip to Omaha. We learned so much about Berkshire Hathaway.

05/04/2016

That's a wrap! The four students who attended the Berkshire Hathaway meeting presented to the group, and we are taking our traditional summer hiatus. We will return in the fall to start another great session.

05/02/2016

Now that we're back on campus, we are preparing our presentation for the end of the semester breakfast on Wednesday about our whirlwind weekend. Looking forward to sharing all that we learned at the meeting with the rest of the fund.

05/01/2016

Heading to the airport after a whirlwind weekend in Omaha. Can't wait to report on our experience at the end of the year breakfast this Wednesday.

04/30/2016

The team in front of the Oracle of Omaha's house. In the kind words of his security guard, "take your photos and move on!"

04/30/2016

That's a wrap. Driving off to visit Buffett's house with notebooks full of quotes from the Oracle of Omaha!