KU Top 10 in Barron's Investment Challenge

Barron's released the results of its most recent investment challenge on Monday. For the second time in a row, the KU MBA program had a top ten finisher.

KU MBA Student Will Fraley finished the three month challenge with a 13.8% gain during a period in which the S&P 500 lost 4.7% and the Dow lost 6.4%. Fraley's performance is notable because it follows KU finance Professor Mark Hirschey's top 10 performance among professors.

The KU MBA program is not a huge program in relation to other schools like Wharton that turn out classes with hundreds of members. The fact that with a much smaller pool of students KU has managed back to back top ten performances is impressive. It is a sign of the growing quality and quantity of MBAs coming from KU.

With recent visits to Omaha for time with Warren Buffett, strong performances in national case competitions, and the continued impressive performance of the KU APM portfolio KU is slowly developing a reputation as a top business school for investments.

Timothy Burger