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Janes Financial Center Residency

» Janes Financial Center Residency Program

The Janes Financial Center Residency Program is dedicated to training highly motivated, top-performing business students seeking a career in the finance industry. The Residency Program aims to bridge the gap between the classroom and a career in finance by providing its residents with opportunities to develop and hone their finance and professional skill set.  

By participating in the program, Residents are challenged to broaden and deepen their understanding of the global economy and various asset classes including US Equities, International Equities, Fixed Income, and Real Estate. To obtain hands-on experiences students are tasked with various consulting projects for Orange County investment firms, actively manage a diverse investment portfolio valued at $3.7 million, and often compete in investment and finance-related competitions. 

Program Outcomes: 

  • Prepare students for careers in equity research, investment banking, private equity, quantitative hedge funds, and asset management  
    • Participating students’ average salary after graduation: $95,000 
  • Build and develop the necessary skills to be successful in the financial services sector: 
    • Portfolio Management 
    • Fundamental Analysis  
    • Financial Statement Analysis 
    • Valuation Modeling 
    • Oral Presentation 
    • Communication  
    • Research

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If you have any questions regarding the program or applying, please reach out via email at jfcresidency@chapman.edu


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CFA Affiliated University


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Chapman University participates in the CFA Affiliated University Program. An Affiliated University signals to their students and to employers that their curriculum is closely tied to the practice of investment management and is helpful to students preparing for the CFA Program exams.

Academic Partner


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As an Academic Partner with CAIA, Argyros School students have access to the CAIA Association’s curriculum and events, and will be eligible to apply for scholarships to earn the CAIA Charter designation. Earning the CAIA Charter designation is valued by top employers and recognized as the highest standard of achievement in alternative investment education.