<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/students-use-real-money-to-actively-manage-stocks.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>AAMU Team Beats S&amp;P 500 Index in TVA Investment Challenge</title><summary>When it comes to investing, these students know what they are doing. The team of finance majors placed in the top university teams in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Investment Challenge. Out of 26 teams from universities from across the Tennessee Valley, AAMU and 14 other teams beat the S&amp;P 500 Total Tax Return Index for calendar year 2023. That means they beat the market, getting higher investment returns than the S&amp;P stock index, the most common benchmark for overall stock performance.</summary><date>2024-04-11T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Dr. Mohammad Robbani, Daevon Seawood, Engtavius Briskey Chappell, Quardell Moore, Triniti Moore, Amoni Crittendon, Elijah Lee</imageAltText><image>/_images/tvafinalat2.jpg</image><name>Team of Alabama A&amp;M Finance Majors Earn High Returns in Investment Challenge </name><first>Team</first><last>of Alabama A&amp;M Finance Majors Earn High Returns in Investment Challenge </last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/students-use-real-money-to-actively-manage-stocks.html</url><tags/></item>