ORGANIZATION
Our fund features five coverage sectors, with each sector belonging to two junior/senior analyst pairs. In addition, the heads of Markets, Junior Analyst Development, and Marketing are assigned to provide our leadership team with support and assist in the development of the fund. Our leadership team consists of a President, Chairwoman, and Portfolio Manager who lead our weekly meetings and conduct fund administrative duties.
ABOUT US
The Minutemen Fixed Income Fund is an investment fund that fills a gap in traditional undergraduate investment groups through its focus on the credit market. We strive to prepare our members for competitive roles in Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, Credit/Equity Research, and more. We are proud to be one of the few undergraduate credit funds in the country.
Lesson
Topics
We strive to prepare our members for roles in a variety of areas and have expanded our curriculum in the past several years. Lesson topics include:​
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Credit/Equity Valuation
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Three-Statement Modeling
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Discounted Cash Flow Modeling
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LBO & M&A Analysis
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Credit/Equity Derivatives
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Effective Interview Skills
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Careers in the Finance Industry
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Networking Skills
10
Years
Experience
23
Current
Members
30+
Pitches
Per Year
THE FUND
Our members attend bi-weekly meetings, with meetings ranging from credit research lessons to LBO modeling to market discussions. Our typical week involves lessons with round-table discussion on financial markets on Monday, followed by lessons on fundamental credit analysis on both Monday and Wednesday. After several weeks of lessons, we begin our credit pitches for the semester. Junior analysts conduct two credit pitches each semester, aided by their senior analyst as the main mentor along with sector and market heads supporting them.
HISTORY
MFIF was founded in 2014 to take advantage of an area of finance that received very little coverage in university curriculums, yet constituted an enormous part of the job market. Understanding of credit is crucial for roles in Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, Credit/Equity Research, and more. We are proud to call ourselves one of only a few credit undergraduate funds in the country. Most if not all of our members come into the fund with little to no knowledge about fixed income investing.