Skip to main content

Willie D. Davis Finance & Investment Lab

Investing In Our Students

Explore investing, advising and fund management in real-time.

Students use cutting edge, professional terminals to trade with real money in UW-Green Bay's Willie D. Davis Finance and Investment Lab. The lab terminals are set up to encourage engagement between students and their instructor and prepare them for finance-related careers through practical, immersive experiences with our CFA-recognized Student Managed Investment Fund.

Learn About the Fund

Willie D. Davis Finance & Investment Lab

Trading Floor Facilities

The Willie Davis Finance and Investment Lab is a collaborative classroom space and lab environment designed for hands-on business education.

Finance Sim Lab

Trading Sim Lab Terminals

This 36-seat trading lab accommodates business class trading floor simulations, and anything from the instructor’s terminal can be projected to the projector on the wall, as well as to those four screens at the same time.

Tickers and Terminals in financle lab

Ticker Feed

The stocks displayed in the ticker feed is continuously updated in a colorful whirl and can be customized to feature those in the Student Managed Investment Fund portfolio or local companies. The space is equipped with LED tickers, displays and with Bloomberg Terminals for market data and Morningstar Terminals for fundamental data.

Mentors around the Finance Lab

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board offers mentorship opportunities to students and guidance for programming and insight on technology that is central to the delivery of a modern business education.

Finance student in class

Financial Planning & Literacy

A partnership focused around financial literacy with the emerging Personal Financial Planning Program will drive community impact and foster a commitment to social responsibility as well as support the Cofrin School of Business’ stand-alone Finance major and Personal Financial Planning minor designed for Certified Financial Planning (CFP®) certification. The community asked for these programs, and we have responded!

Willie Davis Packers Great
Willie D. Davis

Green Bay Packers Pro Football Hall of Famer, #87

Willie D. Davis

The Green Bay Packers honored the late Packers great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Davis with a $250,000 impact grant toward the establishment of the Willie D. Davis Finance & Investment Laboratory within the University's rapidly growing Cofrin School of Business.

Read the Packers Release

Finance & Investment Lab Advisory Board

Ramon Garrido-Mateos
Ramon Garrido-Mateos
Partner at Copper Harbor Investment Advisors, LLC
Green Bay, WI
Daniel J. Wotruba
Daniel J. Wotruba
Director of Wealth Management & Shareholder at KerberRose Wealth Management, LLC
New Franken, WI
Zach Mersberger
Zach Mersberger
CFA, Co-CEO/Co-COO/Financial Advisor at Mersberger Financial Group, Inc.
Sheboygan Falls, WI
Mark Tumpach
Mark Tumpach
CFA, and Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Analyst at Kellogg Asset Management
Green Bay, WI
Justin Seidl
Justin Seidl
Founder & CEO at Sequoir
Green Bay, WI
AJ Tracy
AJ Tracy
Investor at Lagom Endeavors
Green Bay, WI
Brett Schroeder
Brett Schroeder         
Executive Vice President at American National Bank
Appleton, WI
Zachary Gilson
Zachary Gilson
Wealth Management Advisor U.S. Bancorp Investments
Green Bay, WI
Wael Rashidi
Wael Rashidi
CFP, ChFC, RICP, Managing Director - Financial Advisor at RBC Weath Management
Green Bay, WI
Matt Dornbush

Have Questions?

If you need help determining which major/minor is best for you, let us know – we're here to help.

Contact Us