Overview

The CFA Societies of Atlanta, South Carolina, and Alabama are proud to jointly host the sixth annual Investment Research Challenge - Southern Classic for southest region of the United States for the 2013-2014 academic year.  The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition which tests the analytic, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills of university students.  The challenge comprises analysis of a publicly-traded company, mentoring by a professional research analyst, writing a research report, and presentation of research to a panel of experts.  Over 3,500 students from over 775 universities in 54 countries participated in the 2013 Challenge and learned best practices in equity research from leading industry experts.