Experiential Learning
The Cutler Center supports two major programs centered around Experiental Learning:
- Essex Investments
- LaunchCapital
- Highmount Capital
- FinArc
- Beaumont Financial Partners
- Cambridge Trust Company
Mark D’Annolfo is the faculty advisor for the Cutler Center (finance/investment) MCFEs. Of the 47 MCFEs completed last academic year, five were nominated for the Best MCFE Award, which comes with a cash prize given by Babson-United Inc. (founded by Roger W. Babson). Of the five MCFEs nominated (mostly by the client companies) for the award, three were Cutler Center MCFEs. The MCFE team that won the award for the best MCFE was a Cutler Center MCFE team, doing an investments project on India for Cambridge Trust Company.
See more information on the Cutler Center MCFEs PDF.
The Babson College Fund program builds students’ investment research and portfolio management skills by guiding graduate and undergraduate students as they manage a portion of the Babson College endowment.
The Babson College Fund has now beaten the S&P 500 over 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, surpassing some professional managers hired to manage the equity portion of the Babson endowment.
The Cutler Center also supports experiential learning with the Rotman Interactive Trader, an application which simulates a stock exchange and allows users to transact financial securities with each other on a real-time basis. The software allows users to learn about order driven markets, liquidity, the impact of trading costs, and price discovery.