{"id":22591,"date":"2014-01-31T17:11:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T17:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=22591"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:33:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:33:38","slug":"j-cooper-abbott-of-raymond-james-eagle-asset-management-shares-insights-with-fiu-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2014\/01\/j-cooper-abbott-of-raymond-james-eagle-asset-management-shares-insights-with-fiu-students\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cooper Abbott of Raymond James\u2019 Eagle Asset Management shares insights with FIU students."},"content":{"rendered":"
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J. Cooper Abbott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThree things people do all over the planet: everyone falls in love, plays f\u00fatbol and is connected to the capital markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

That observation was part of a captivating presentation, \u201cOperating an Effective Equity Portfolio\u201d delivered by J. Cooper Abbott, co-chief operating officer and executive vice president of investments at Eagle Asset Management, Inc. a Raymond James subsidiary. Abbott\u2019s December 12, 2013 lecture, hosted by The State Farm Financial Literacy Lab at Florida International University (FIU), was one of the events he participated in while serving as an FIU Executive in Residence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn financial services, you can exercise an interest in just about anything,\u201d he told the packed house of 130 people, an impressive number for a finals week event. \u201cHistory, politics, geography \u2013 many things are ultimately expressed one way or another in the capital market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abbott said that Eagle and its affiliates are \u201crunning $30 billion in equity and fixed income portfolios with an interesting mix of different clientele.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investments involve two simple things, he pointed out: math and human behavior.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuman behavior should never be underestimated, particularly when investing,\u201d he said. \u201cSo be very careful of believing you have the genie in the bottle, even after going through those 16 pages of spreadsheets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthew Sorkin, an accounting major in FIU\u2019s College of Business, found Abbott\u2019s presentation to be very worthwhile.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy long term goal is to work for a hedge fund so hearing a major player\u2019s insight on capital markets and investing was really interesting,\u201d Sorkin said.<\/p>\n

Abbott, wearing an FIU tie, also spoke on the value of education, labeling it as the one truly risk-free asset.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time and dollars you\u2019re putting in now are a sound investment,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re planning for the rest of your lives. Education has the potential to be very transformational.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abbott told the business students they are very lucky to be joining the business world now.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are coming out of a crisis. This was not a run of the mill recession. This was a real financial crisis,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you have these challenging situations early in your career, you benefit from some very valuable lessons. Plus, infrastructures are being re-written. We also have a unique opportunity to recreate (a more ethical) image of what it means to be in business and finance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many benefit from Abbott\u2019s visit.<\/em><\/p>\n

Abbott spent an entire day on FIU\u2019s main campus, meeting with students, faculty and staff in addition to the lecture. He shared some of the opportunities Raymond James offers students<\/a>. He commented that he was \u201cimpressed with the energy and enthusiasm of the students, professors and administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of his time was spent with students from FIU\u2019s Student Managed Investment Fund where he serves on the advisory board. This fund gives students a hands-on experience with equity analysis and portfolio management, and is arranged to resemble a diversified buy-side fund, split into sector teams with managers and analysts.<\/p>\n

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