Managers of Smith School's Mayer Fund Appear on CNBC

The Smith School MBA students who manage the Mayer Fund appeared on CNBC, during the "Power Lunch" program on Jan. 22, 2003. The segment was broadcast live from outside the New York Stock Exchange. The MBA students were in New York City as part of an annual trip to meet with Wall Street professionals.

During their appearance on CNBC, the students discussed several of the fund's favorite stocks, and talked about the Mayer Fund. Rose Cohen, one of the portfolio managers, discussed Symantec (SYMC). Jennifer Graham, the fund's telecommunications analyst, discussed CenturyTel (CTL). Filip Liharik, the fund's health care analyst, discussed Novartis (NVS). CNBC's own analysts agreed that these three stocks were good picks.

The Mayer Fund was started in 1993 with $250,000 and grew to over $1,000,000 in 2001. The fund is run by a select group of second-year MBA students who comprise a management team of three portfolio managers, nine equity analysts and a marketing specialist.

Last year's Mayer Fund managers also appeared on Power Lunch during their New York visit in January 2002.