Bowden Investment Group at Walker College
The Elbert V. Bowden Student Managed Investment Fund was established in January 2000 with the purpose of providing students with an opportunity to obtain hands-on investment experience and to provide funds to benefit the students and faculty in the Finance, Banking and Insurance department.
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A great BIG year on the market
It would appear few can navigate Wall Street as efficiently as Walker College’s Bowden Investment Group. Each semester students investigate new investment opportunities, review current holdings, and possibly make recommendations to both “buy” and “sell”. More ...
Walker students win investment challenge
A group of Appalachian State business students recently won the first Investment Research Challenge - NC. It pitted teams from five in-state universities against each other in a competition to research a publicly traded company, prepare an analyst report, and present their analysis to a panel of investment professionals. More ...
Dr. Elbert Bowden
In September 2001, the student managed investment fund at Appalachian State University was named in honor of Dr. Elbert V. Bowden to recognize his outstanding work and his many contributions to the students at Appalachian.
Dr. Bowden authored more than 70 publications including nine editions of Economics, The Science of Common Sense. He also traveled the globe as a merchant marine during WWII, recorded country songs in the 1950's, and graduated with a PhD from Duke University. Most importantly; however, he changed the lives of thousands of students over the years by challenging them to reach their full potential.
