$50,000 Portfolio

D.A. Davidson & Co. Student Investment Program

Each year, D.A. Davidson & Co. allows colleges and universities throughout the Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions to gain hands-on education in investing and portfolio management through their Student Investment Program.

Through the Student Investment Program, D.A. Davidson donates $50,000 per school, to be invested in the markets over the year. Twenty schools in seven states participate. The student teams use real money, pay execution costs and earn interest on cash and dividends on securities. The schools also share in the profits. The teams make investment decisions with a D.A. Davidson financial consultant as advisor and each school receives one-half of its team's earnings above 5 percent, to spend as it chooses. D.A. Davidson lends the schools the initial $50,000 investment and absorbs any losses.

D.A. Davidson & Co is one of the nation's leading regional financial services holding companies. Its four subsidiary companies provide private client investment services, wealth planning, trust services, money management, institutional sales and trading, retail and institutional research and investment banking. Established in 1935, D.A. Davidson & Co. is nationally recognized as a leader among regional, full-service investment firms.

See our portfolio as of 03/08/2010