Blue Blazers Investment Committee

12/11/2018

This report is based on market news as of Thurs. Dec. 6. BY RILEY ZACK, JACOB MONEY, AND JON WHEELER. BLUE BLAZERS CONTRIBUTORS

11/05/2018

In working with The Columns, Blue Blazers has started a new biweekly article series called Blazers Brief. It provides a condensed version of market news in easy to understand terminology. Here is the most recent issue

This report is based on market news as of Wednesday, October 31. BY RILEY ZACK, JACOB MONEY, AND JON WHEELER. BLUE BLAZERS CONTRIBUTORS

02/01/2018

Please checkout our new website and logo.

Also, Spring 2018 recruitment is coming up. Apply under "Membership" and have applications in by February 23rd - 10:00PM.

“Long-term capital appreciation...” ​The committee strives to accomplish this objective through investment analysis, careful selection, implementation, supervision, and a broad diversification...

06/27/2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-26/small-gains-seen-for-asian-stocks-as-yen-weakens-markets-wrap

A weaker yen spurred gains in Japanese stocks, with equities elsewhere in Asia mixed ahead of an appearance by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

06/01/2017

LinkedIn is facing some competition in online hiring as the landscape of job hiring is changing to more independent contracting. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/28/lystable-rebrands-as-kalo-building-linkedin-for-contractors.html

Peter Johnston got the idea for his startup after struggling to manage all the freelancers coming through Google's London office.

05/26/2017

Earlier this month, some of our members were able to attend the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting. They left the meeting with some incredible experiences... http://news.westminster-mo.edu/academics/bbic-berkshire-hathaway/

Pictured above: Blue Blazers members Morategi Kgomokhumo and John Whitman at the 2017 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder’s meeting. A...

05/22/2017

When making a choice for an investment, look at outcomes instead of averages to make the best decision, because averages fail to account for nonlinear data. https://hbr.org/2017/05/linear-thinking-in-a-nonlinear-world?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

The obvious choice is often wrong.

05/19/2017

Apple has been a holding of Blue Blazers for a long time, so here is a Friday Fun Fact about the company:

Attention Apple nerds: If you broke Apple's $246.1 billion of cash up into $1 bills, they would stretch to the moon and back nearly 50 times. We're looking for other ways to visualize that many bills. What can you come up with? We'll share some of your best responses on WSJ.com. Read more about Apple's cash hoard here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-250-billion-cash-pile-enlivens-hopes-fuels-expectations-1493566748?mod=e2fb

05/19/2017

Heads up finance majors and those looking at taking the CFA exam: http://news.efinancialcareers.com/au-en/283695/fintech-cfa-exams/

Get ready Chartered Financial Analyst candidates: fintech has hit the CFA exam, and it will only get bigger. Machine learning, big data, robo-advisers – all of this is set to

05/16/2017

Westminster is a place that fosters innovation at the undergraduate level. Here is a look at some of the most innovative universities in Europe.

05/07/2017

We had the unique opportunity to attend the Annual Shareholders Meeting of Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha, Nebraska!