For the fifth time, Tech’s investment class won the Tennessee Valley Authority’s annual investment challenge and outperformed Wall Street with its stock purchases. Twenty-five colleges and universities participate in the competition, which began 16 years ago.
Undergraduates and graduate students pitch and monitor investments and news that may affect market performance.
By investing in Tesla, biotechnology and industrials, the class of fewer than 10 students earned a 47.6 percent return. By contrast, Standard & Poor’s 500 index earned a 32.4 percent return.