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...
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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...
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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...
NDIGI Leadership Updates
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...
‘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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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. …
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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Paul Stefanick Hosts “Investment Banking”
On Sept. 26, Paul Stefanick, Senior Managing Director at Evercore, Inc., hosted a small group discussion, “Investment Banking.” The event was part of NDIGI’s pop-up workshop series, a program designed...
Kelly Cornelis and Pat Dorsey Host “Rise of Private Markets”
On Sept. 25, Kelly Cornelis of LaSalle Capital and Pat Dorsey of Dorsey Asset Management hosted “Rise of Private Markets.” The event was the third in this semester’s Robert K....
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Brian Cohen and Meredith Messina Host “Understanding Asset Allocation”
On Sept. 18th, Brian Cohen and Meredith Messina of Commonfund hosted “Understanding Asset Allocation.” The event was the second in this semester’s Robert K. Wilmouth Speaker Series, a number of...
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Dean Martijn Cremers hosts “Active vs. Passive Investing”
On Sept. 11, K.J. Martijn Cremers hosted “Active vs. Passive Investing.” The event was the first in this semester’s Robert K. Wilmouth Speaker Series, a number of lectures hosted by...
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Molly Concannon and Ben Rost Host “A Day in the Life of a Buy Side Trader”
On Sept. 5, Molly Concannon and Ben Rost of The Vanguard Group hosted “A Day in the Life of a Buy Side Trader.” The event was the first pop-up workshop...
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Founding director of Columbia University's value investing program to lead Notre Dame's Institute for Global Investing
The University of Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI) has named Erin Bellissimo as managing director, effective Sept. 1. Bellissimo will be responsible for setting the strategic priorities of...
Notre Dame, Girls Who Invest partner to advance women in finance
The University recently welcomed 50 undergraduate women, including five Notre Dame women, to campus for an intensive investment management program focused on education, industry outreach, accessibility and career placement.
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Venture Capitalist Offers Students Career Advice
On April 23, students interested in venture capital and private equity participated in a small group discussion led by Mike Anello and sponsored by the Notre Dame Institute for Global...
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NDIGI Partners with ND Studios
Beginning in January, the Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing partnered with Notre Dame Studios and the new Rex and Alice A. Martin Media Center as part of its...
SJ Zaremba and Mengru Zhang Host “How and Why we use Equity Derivatives”
On April 17, SJ Zaremba and Mengru Zhang of RJA LLC hosted “How and Why We Use Equity Derivatives.” The event was the seventh and final in this semester’s Robert...
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Two Notre Dame Teams Finish in Top Ten at CQA Investment Challenge
On April 5th at their spring conference in Las Vegas, the Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) announced that two Notre Dame teams placed in the top ten in their annual CQA...
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