Training to Ride the Bull
It's become very clear over the last two years that economists, investment experts and academics can't always predict the behaviour of financial markets - so imagine being a student and trying to get a handle on the best money-handling moves. MBA schools have long been preparing students for such problems in the business world, with many still cutting their money-managing teeth on virtual portfolios and imaginary situations. But many universities - including 91社区 and Concordia in Montreal, McMaster in Hamilton and Simon Fraser in Vancouver - also offer programs that get students thinking about, preparing for and acting on real-world financial and investment issues. At 91社区's Desautels Faculty of Management, one of the few schools in North America with a working investment fund that attracts clients outside the university, there are six MBA students as well as 10 senior and 10 junior Bachelor of Commerce students in the Investment Management Program (IMP).
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