Congratulations to MIT for winning the Fourth Annual Investment Research Challenge!

The team advanced to the finals of CFA Institute's Americas Regional Investment Research Challenge and competed against 27 other teams. Click here to read MIT's research report.


From left to right: MIT student Shane Torchiana; IRC judge Michael Mach, CFA, Eaton Vance; MIT students Janet Yoo and Priyanka Naithani; IRC judge Michael Roberge, CFA, MFS Investment Management; MIT students Matt Lillis and Tom Fazzio; IRC judge Arnold Wood, Martingale Asset Management and MIT Faculty Advisor, John DeTore, CFA.

The top four teams that competed in the final round of the IRC on February 9, 2010 were Babson College, Boston University, Brandeis University and MIT. Each team had 10 minutes to present their recommendation on Staples followed by Q&A with the judges.


Babson College


Boston University


Brandeis University