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Jack Fitzpatrick Pitches Abbott Labs – Feb. 9, 2017
On February 9, Jack pitched Abbott Labs to be added to the SMIF Portfolio. Abbott is a diversified healthcare company, founded in 1888. Jack believed our current Healthcare holdings were too concentrated in biomed/pharma, and he hoped that Abbott would help to diversify this. Abbott currently has…
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Christian Cavaretta Pitches Activision – Feb. 9, 2017
Yesterday in class we had the pleasure of hearing Christian Cavaretta pitch Activision for the SMIF portfolio. Activision is the largest interactive gaming company (Video games), with three main components – Activision (Console games), Blizzard (Subscription based computer games), and King (Mobile games). Some of Activision’s most famous titles…
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Amy Caporale Pitches Guggenheim Solar ETF – Feb. 7
On Tuesday February 7th, Amy Caporale proposed the purchase of 300 shares of Guggenheim Solar ETF. The Guggenheim Solar ETF tracks the MAC Global Solar Energy Index, an Index that tracks the entire vertical value chain of Solar Energy around the globe. Amy believed that with prices falling drastically in the solar industry, the…