Friday, October 24, 2014

http://www.faa.gov/data_research/
Let’s shoot for a December 15th first Draft Deadline. Keep it concise and deep. Debate with each other but know when to move on. Everyone has value to add. You are writing this analysis for professional who have to decide to buy, sell or hold. Take a long view. Buffet takes a long view. If the long view is not good then the stock is simply a speculative play. In other words can you place a value on the stock five years out? Just some things to think about.

I think you should submit questions for the November 7th meeting. Ask good questions that will give you provocative answers that you will be able to use. I think it is better to ask meaningful questions. It will give you a place to start and may lead to some interesting research. Work with each other to submit five good questions. Do not ask questions that you can learn the answers to from public information, like the FAA data. Maybe no one else will think to use this data.

Keep notes and begin an outline.  

Important industry data.


How does Jet Blue fit into the Industry? What

Growth of Industry

Growth of JetBlue’s Market

Growth opportunities for Jet Blue

Risk to Industry

Risk to Jet Blue’s Market

Risk to Jet Blue

CASH FLOWS in and out. Sources and Uses of Cash. How efficient is the firm at generating cash flows?

EVERYDAY CHECK the price:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=JBLU&ql=1

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Timeline of the Challenge.

CFA Institute Research Challenge® hosted by NYSSA

TIMELINE

October 2014

Friday, 10/24 Lunch: 12:00-1:00 PM
Kick-off Meeting (NYSSA), 1:00-2:30 pm
Seminar: Writing a Research Report (NYSSA), 3:00-4:00 pm
Instructors: Madhavi Venkatesan, Daniel Fisher

Friday, 10/31 Deadline for teams to submit company questions to NYSSA, 12:00 pm deadline

November 2014

Friday, 11/7 Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm
Subject Company Presentation (NYSSA), 1:00-3:00 pm
Seminar: Internet Research (NYSSA), 3:30-4:30 pm
Instructor: John Longo

December 2014

Friday, 12/5 Deadline for completing CFA Institute online Ethics Course (Suggested Course)

January 2015

Thursday, 1/15 First Draft of Research Report submitted to Mentors
Deadline for NYSSA to approve team member substitutions, 12:00 pm deadline
Deadline for approved team members to register on CFA Institute website

Thursday, 1/29 Deadline for Final Research Reports, 3:00 pm deadline

February 2015

Friday, 2/6 Seminar: Presentation Skills (NYSSA), 1:00-3:00 pm

Friday, 2/20 First Round Presentations (NYSSA), 9:00-4:00 pm
Instructors: NYSSA Toastmasters

March 2015

Thursday, 3/5 Final Four Team Presentations* (NYSSA), 6:00-9:00 pm

April 2015

Wednesday, 4/15 Americas Regional Competition* (Atlanta, Georgia)

Friday, 4/17 CFA Institute Global Research Challenge Finals** (Atlanta, Georgia)