By Brandon Dempster, GSB
‘17
Seeking Alpha is a community-driven investment research
website that truly enhances a business student’s understanding of the markets,
investment analysis skills, and intangible skills like persuasion and debate in
order to effectively communicate pitches on various securities.
My work so far has been limited to just discussing some
mid-cap equities, but I can honestly say I have learned so much. This is an
excellent outside the classroom resource and I firmly believe that moving
forward, the skills I just listed will improve exponentially. Can I now tell
you the implications of currency hedges for McDonald’s? Yes. Can I now argue
why Take-Two Interactive will post greater FY 2016 earnings than their primary
comparable universe, comprised of Electronic Arts and Activision-Blizzard? Yes.
Seeking Alpha really extends on the fundamental knowledge
you build in the classroom and helps you apply it to real-world scenarios
–scenarios that all business students are going to face at some point. Being a
contributing writer on the site is not easy, and the community will let you
know when your insight isn’t probable or well thought-out; however, that’s the
beauty of this site – the feedback you receive from the community allows you to
broaden your focus and understand different catalysts that might affect your
security under consideration.
I am enjoying every second of it and really encourage my
fellow Fordham Gabelli School of Business students to become contributing
writers. You can contact me directly with any questions you may have at bdempster@fordham.edu.
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