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March 09, 2021

Women’s Investing Summit’s new format opens up event to more students, speakers

The Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) is hosting the third annual Women’s Investing Summit (WIS) this week. Now virtual and spread out over a week as opposed to...

February 25, 2021

WIS Week '21

3rd Annual WIS WIS '21 has gone virtual and will now take place over an entire week: Monday, March 8th - Friday, March 12th WIS, Notre Dame's Professional Investing Summit, cultivates a...

Investors Prone to Extrapolation Bias Before Earnings Announcements, Study Finds

The human brain is a funny thing. In its quest for efficiency, it sometimes takes mental shortcuts when trying to understand a situation or make a decision. Investors are not...

October 07, 2020

Girls Who Invest 5th Anniversary

Dear GWI Community, In celebration of the 5th anniversary of Girls Who Invest, we are thrilled to share our commemorative video. We decided to mark this milestone with a short video since...

October 01, 2020

Since its launch in 2015, NDIGI has sought to become the preeminent, university-based investment management research and education program worldwide, convening ideas and people around critical industry topics. It has...

September 16, 2020

‘All Else Equal’ podcast connects students with business, economics professors

A bowl of candy in Jason Reed’s office sits uneaten — yet another reminder of how the coronavirus pandemic is reshaping the college experience. Reed, an economist who teaches in...

June 04, 2020

Still Running the Street: Notre Dame Launches 2 Virtual Finance Internship Programs

As jobs losses cascaded across the economy this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, so, too, did summer internships evaporate amid the disruption. For University of Notre Dame students planning...

February 28, 2020

Second annual Women's Investing Summit features female voices in finance

The Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) will hold the second annual Women’s Investing Summit (WIS) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, featuring 26 female speakers who will discuss...

October 04, 2019

How Female Investors Are Steering Start-Ups and Changing Wall Street's Culture

"Erin Bellissimo, a 30-year financial industry veteran who is managing director of the Institute for Global Investing at the University of Notre Dame, says the momentum for female-led investment vehicles...

September 10, 2019

Notre Dame partnership with Girls Who Invest continues

Women account for more than 30 percent of lawyers and doctors in the U.S. But when it comes to the asset management industry — working for private equity firms and...

July 29, 2019

Understanding the Global Picture

In this video, ND alum and Adjunct Professor Bill Kennedy shares his perspective on investing and "understanding the global picture." Bill teaches Emerging Markets Investing in London and is a...

June 03, 2019

2019 Wilmouth Speaker Spotlight: Jimmy Dunne

Notre Dame alumnus Jimmy Dunne shared stories from his life and experiences at Sandler O’Neill & Partners during a fireside chat with Erin Bellissimo, managing director of the Notre Dame...

May 07, 2019

Notre Dame Day

Featuring Erin Bellissimo, the Managing Director of the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing. Notre Dame Day is a 29-hour celebration of the University we love. The Notre Dame Family...

Is Now the Time for Active Investing to Make a Comeback?

Interim Dean and the Bernard J. Hank Professor Martijn Cremers was featured in an article in the Wall Street Journal. Click here to read the full article. …

January 23, 2019

NYC Freshman Career Exploration Trek

This January, NDIGI partnered with the Wall Street Club to host a freshman career trek in New York City. 20 first year students joined the trek, which was designed to expose...

November 19, 2018

Chris Fussell Hosts “One Mission: Leadership”

On Nov. 5, Chris Fussell, President of McChrystal Group, hosted “One Mission: Leadership.” The event was the sixth and final in this semester’s Robert K. Wilmouth Speaker Series, a number...

November 14, 2018

Top 10 Takeaways from Frank Timons' “A Day in the Life of a Portfolio Manager”

Be assertive and demonstrate interest in your chosen career.For those pursuing a career in Portfolio Management, Timons suggests that students “Read about the role and the position, complete the CFA...

November 12, 2018

Brent Beshore Hosts "Get In ORBIT: Behind the Curtain of Small Business & Private Equity"

On Sept. 26, Brent Beshore, CEO and founder of adventur.es, hosted a small group discussion “Get In ORBIT: Behind the Curtain of Small Business & Private Equity.” The event...

November 06, 2018

Bob Vedra Hosts “Increasing Value through Enhancing Operations”

On Oct. 23, Bob Vedra of Industrial Opportunity Partners hosted “Increasing Value through Enhancing Operations.” The event was the fifth in this semester’s Robert K. Wilmouth Speaker Series, a number...

October 16, 2018

Jayson Knafel Hosts “Realities of Overseas Investing”

On Oct. 2, Jason Knafel of Fidelity Investments hosted “Realities of Overseas Investing.” The event was the fourth event in this semester’s Robert K. Wilmouth Speaker Series, a number of...