"[Tech stocks] are more volatile, so they're more exciting to watch," says Fan Wu '01, co-chair of the CWF. "We aren't so much into traditional, safe, stable companies. We're riskier than most clubs."
When members meet each week, they introduce stocks they think have potential to become part of each group's portfolio.
Justin G. Muzinich '00, managing director of the CRGF, says his group's focus on tech stocks takes advantage of members' technology savvy.
"Being college students, we can detect trends in and understand the tech stocks better," Muzinich says. "We don't, for instance, get involved with semiconductors. We try not to get in over our heads."
But despite recent market fluctuations, the funds have surprisingly successful track records. Cambridge World Fund
According to Wu, who joined the club last year, the original group consisted of eight members who would meet "to discuss the market."
It has since expanded to a membership of 80.
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