Real money, real investments, real business—that's the Applied Portfolio Management Program (APMP) at Michigan Tech.
There's no better way to prepare for a career in finance or wealth management than to gain firsthand experience. This is exactly what APMP provides—the opportunity to invest more than $2 million of real money. Current students involved with the program have access to Michigan Tech's cutting-edge investment software and spend time in our trading lab analyzing real-time market data, researching price quotes, and placing trades.
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High-Tech, Hands-On
Ready to hit the trading room floor to buy, sell, and trade? Michigan Tech's Applied Portfolio Management Program is for you.
As a member of the APMP, you will:
- Begin working on day one to create a new investment management firm.
- Access live-streamed financial market reports and price data.
- Use cutting-edge investment software in Michigan Tech's LSGI Trading Lab.
- Compete in the GAME International Investment Challenge—Michigan Tech students won three times in the past nine years, and even had the opportunity to open the New York Stock Exchange!
- Gain support and information from alumni and advisory board members in high-visibility business positions.
Each April, new student teams are selected to lead APMP for one calendar year. Students are chosen based on rigorous interviews and demonstrated aptitude and leadership skills in the area of finance and financial economic theory. Applications to participate in APMP are due by March 1 of the Spring prior to anticpated enrollment. Submit your application online using this link. Any questions please email business@mtu.edu
Support APMP
The Applied Portfolio Management Program is made possible by support from the University, the College of Business Dean's Advisory Council, the Applied Portfolio Management Program Advisory Board, and many firms and organizations.
APMP develops the next generation of investment professionals and global business leaders. Educating tomorrow's workforce is a big job—and we can't do it without your support.
Financial Support
Your contribution to the APMP-designated fund ensures we have the best equipment,
opportunities, advisors, and faculty.
Donate directly to APMP via the Michigan Tech Fund.
Professional Advising
Do you have a specialty, experience, or skill that could benefit Michigan Tech's finance-savvy students? Contact Dean Johnson to discuss the possibility of sharing your experience. We're looking for guest speakers to share their thoughts about the current financial climate, investing in a down economy, trading options, and more.
APMP Team Member Directory
Sarah Anderson
Major: Accounting and Finance
Minor: Economics
Concentration: Data Analytics
Will Blau
Major: Finance
Mickayla Brandly
Major: Finance
David Golus
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Aerospace Engineering
Claire Haapala
Major: Finance
Jake Holmes
Major: Finance
Mitch Meek
Major: Finance
Jacob Mihelich
Major: Accounting
Concentration: Data Analytics
Trevor Salata
Major: Finance
Dan Schudlich
Major: Accounting and Management Information Systems
Masters: Accounting
Lan Shi
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Breanna Stohr
Major: Finance
Anthony Custard
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Wyatt Kalke
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Nate LaJoie
Major: Finance
Collin Lys
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Zachary Rosenbaum
Masters: Data Science
Major: Actuarial Science
Matthew Sanregret
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Jake Soter
Masters: Business Administration
Major: Computer and Electrical Engineering
Evan Anderson
Jaylyn Boone
Anthony Fisher
Erin Gast
Cody Goldsworthy
Cameron Gregg
Nicholas Jozefczyk
Devin Kero
Peter Modrak
Kelsie Nummilien
David Renaldi
Andrew Sedlar
Sean Delaney
Major: Finance and Accounting
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Zion, Illinois
Jason Gregersen - Lecturer of Mathematics
Major: Finance
Hometown: Houghton, MI
Andrew Groenleer
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics and Music Performance
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Nolan Hill
Major: Finance and Accounting
Hometown: Ishpeming, MI
Jeffrey Hines
Major: Finance and Accounting
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Ryan Lindstrom
Major: Finance and Management Information Systems
Hometown: Munising, MI
Nyomie Olson
Major: Finance
Masters: Accounting
Hometown: Pelkie, MI
Ken Arndt
Major: Accounting
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Gaylord, MI
Zachary Bedell
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Brighton, MI
Dallas Bond
Major: Finance
Minor: Global Business
Hometown: Calumet, MI
Xiaoxiao Chen
Major: Finance
Hometown: Changsha, CHINA
Joshua Grodotzki
Exchange Member
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Dortmund, Germany
Daniel Henderson
Junior Member
Major: Physics and Mathematics
Hometown: Hancock, MI
Fangliu Huang
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Changsha, CHINA
Ryan Lindstrom
Junior Member
Major: Finance and Management Information Systems
Hometown: Wetmore, MI
Matt Mateer
Major: Finance and Accounting
Hometown: Mt Pleasant, MI
Spencer Moran
Major: Finance
Hometown: Mt Pleasant, MI
Kendra Rasner
Major: Finance and Economics
Hometown: Stephenson, MI
Alex Rehbein
Major: Finance
Hometown: Houghton, MI
Yi Chen
Major: Finance
Hometown: Changsha China
Heath Johnson
Major: Economics and Finance
Hometown: Houghton, MI
Caihang Li
Major: Finance
Hometown: Langfang China
Yuting Liu
Major: Finance
Hometown: Changsha China
Alex Roy
Major: Finance
Hometown: Hancock, MI
Ben Stelzer
Major: Finance
Minor: Economics
Hometown: Manitowoc, WI
Cory Sullivan
Major: Finance
Hometown: Iron Mountain, MI
Joel Florek, Yi Yuan, Tanner Agen, Le Han, Brandon Hutchinson, Derek Menard and Tim McDonnell
Donzell Dixon
Major: Business Finance
Hometown: Saginaw, MI
"APMP is an amazing opportunity that challenges you to think outside of the box and go beyond your normal thought process to come up with a well thought out
Troy Hecht
Major: Finance and Accounting
Hometown: Vassar, MI
Zhen He
Major: Finance
"APMP is the great chance for me to enjoy the financial world. No APMP, no victory."
Judy Isaacson
Major: Accounting
Home: Mohawk, MI
Claire Johnson
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Home: Houghton, MI
Austin Kuttruff
Major: Finance
"APMP enhances my college experience by creating exciting opportunities to further my study of Finance and Business."
Hoaran Li
Major: Finance
Brett Ludwig
Major: Finance
Hometown: Hermantown, MN
"APMP provides a year's worth of professional experience before entering the real world."
Mason McGrew
Major: Economics
Hometown: Houghton, MI
Michael Morrison
Major: Finance
Hometown: Marquette, MI
Tom Simonsen
Major: Science in Finance
Hometown: L'Anse, MI
"APMP has been a great learning experience, and I look forward to applying the knowledge and skills I have acquired to my future career in Finance."
Nathan Sturos
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Laurium, MI
"APMP was a leading factor in my choice to attend Michigan Tech. It's the real deal."
Weixiang Chan
Major: Finance and Marketing
Hometown: Chenzhou, Hunan, China
“I think Dean is a good teacher and APMP provide an opportunity to practice the knowledge what I learned in Investment and Derivative.”
Walker Derby
Major: Finance, International German Minor
Hometown: Ishpeming, MI
“The APMP program is one of the primary reasons for my joining the Finance program at Tech. The program itself has already surpassed any and all expectations I had and has drastically increased my financial knowledge. I look forward to the continuing experience.”
Alec Hamer
Major: Economics
Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN
"I decided to participate in APMP to learn."
Mark Jakupcik
Major: Finance
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
"I'm feeling optimistic and looking forward to improving my investment analysis skills."
Rich-Ruixi Jiang
Major: Finance
Hometown: Huizhou City, China
"APMP is more like a family than a curriculum, I enjoy the time."
Eli Karttunen
Major: Economics
Hometown: Houghton, MI
"I'm very excited about this phenomenal opportunity to have a hand on learning experience in the fast paced world of finance. The real life nature of APMP brings many more things into play and raises the bar for performance."
Cameron Long
Major: Finance
Hometown: Coldwater, MI
"APMP is a crash course in sales, marketing, and working as a team, not to mention the actual analysis and portfolio management. It's a great experience that will benefit us in our professional careers.
Steve Miodonski
Major: Finance
Hometown: Algonac, MI
“Being in APMP gives me the opportunity to gain hands on experience and knowledge of being a portfolio manager. This experience in APMP will prove to be an irreplaceable asset in my future careers.”
Mahmoodreza Modirroosta
Major: M.S. in Applied Natural Resource Economics
Hometown: Karaj, Iran
“Being a member of APMP is a great opportunity to learn, practice and develop the necessary skills to prepare for my career.”
Cole Nichols
Major: Finance
Hometown: Houghton, MI
“Being part of APMP is a great opportunity to bridge the gap between college expectations and real world expectations.”
Anna Paul
Major: Economics
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
"APMP provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience, with a balance of guidance and the ability to choose our own philosophy and strategies. Students work on diverse teams and gain strong verbal and written communication skills along the way."
Qianni Peng
Major: Finance
Hometown: Chenzhou, China
“APMP has enriched my learning experience and provides me lots of chance to take challenges. The program also helps me to develop my professional skills and gain real world experience in managing a portfolio. I will benefit in my future career from APMP.”
Shawn Peterson
Major: Management and Finance
Hometown: Negaunee, MI
“The reason I joined the APMP is because I think it is a great opportunity that not everyone has the opportunity to take advantage of, it gives you more hands on experience in the financial world and helps me truly understand investing more than a classroom ever has.”
Aaron Pietila
Major: Finance
Hometown: Brighton, MI
"The applied portfolio management program is a great way to gain valuable experience managing money while working in a team setting.”
Cody Renard
Major: Economics
Hometown: Algoma, WI
“APMP provides a real life experience to apply the tools we learn in the classroom and work with a group of students to manage a portfolio at a professional level.”
Jessi Sagner
Major: Finance and a Global Business Minor
Hometown: Marquette, MI
"Being part of APMP allows me to get hands on, real life, professional experience. Managing a portfolio as a team has been the most valuable experience I have had at Tech."
Ploy-Thanyalak Suthijindawong
Major: M.S. in Applied Natural Resource Economics
Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand
“Being part of the APMP team has been a great learning experience and helped me to develop professionally and gain real world experience in managing a portfolio."
Wenjing Wang
Major: Finance
Hometown: Chongqing, China
“APMP equips me an excellent experience to understand more about the real financial market not only for book studies! Should be a wonderful experience in my life.”
Justin Wilson
Major: Finance
Hometown: Standish, MI
“APMP is the experience I always wanted, it is a great honor to be a member and I have learned so much already, one can only hope to learn more!”
Isaac Yao
Major: M.S. in Applied Natural Resource Economics
Hometown: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
"APMP is not only managing portfolio over one million dollars, but also providing a real world experience, giving more skills to deal with high level of risks and discipline in decision making into a teamwork."
Jessica Zaiki
Major: Finance
Hometown: Ripon, WI
“In addition to broadening my finance knowledge, APMP has given me a real world perspective in investing, working with a team, and building client relationships.”
Lu Bai
Major: Finance
Hometown: Nanjing, China
"APMP provides me an opportunity to learn investments and gain portfolio management experience with a nice group, in a real life setting." -Lu
Patrick Carroll
Major: Finance and Management
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
"Real life lessons in a scholastic environment give APMP students a learning experience unlike any other." -Patrick
Anne Dancy
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Dallas, TX
"APMP has helped us to develop professionally and gain real world experience in managing a portfolio under the influences of changing markets." -Anne
Dan Eskola
Major: Finance
Hometown: Traprock, MI
"Being part of the APMP team has been a great learning experience. I really enjoy the way the board allows the team to independently develop its own investment philosophy and strategy. The trust the board places with the team really makes the program exceptional. -Dan
Brent Halonen
Major: Mathematics, Cheminformatics
Hometown: Brighton, MI
"APMP was a great practical experience in managing money and in teamwork." -Brent
Michael Harri
Major: Finance
Hometown: Eagle River, MI
"Being able to work with a diverse group and being challenged by a professionals in the financial world." -Michael
Thomas Harri
Major: Finance
Hometown: Mohawk, MI
"The ability to apply concepts learned in the classroom to a real money portfolio." -Thomas
Jesse Patrick
Major: Finance
Hometown: Mohawk, MI
"Being able to manage an investment portfolio with a great group of students with different backgrounds." -Jesse
Rachel Ristau
Major: Finance
Hometown: Pickney, MI
"Being a part of APMP has given me real-world experience that is invaluable to my future career. Learning how to manage a portfolio worth over one million dollars with a group of nine other students has taught me teamwork and a better understanding of financial strategies." -Rachael
Todd Storm
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Laurium, MI
"Even though I have a marketing major, I have gained valuable experience in finance that will benefit me in my future career and as an individual investor. I have enjoyed the challenge that comes with presenting real portfolio decisions to a board of finance professionals." -Todd