Our flagship program is an annual competition where students choose public traded company and write a brief, persuasive report on why they think it is a good long-term investment. We provide proprietary research which includes information about the market, competitors, and other important information. We also include definitions of commonly used financial industry terms.

Winners are selected by a committee of finance professionals and will receive material monetary awards to be invested in the Company they pitched. Our goal is to simulate the long-term equity investing process so that students have a basic understanding of what investment professionals do on a day-to-day basis.

Key Dates for the 2023-2024 Young Financial Leaders Expo:

• Application Deadline: October 9, 2023

• Pre-Finalist Investment Memos Due: December 31, 2023

• Finalist Announcements: January 15, 2024

• Finalist Presentations: February 17, 2024