USC Value Investing Group (VIG) is a unique undergraduate finance group that focuses solely on intellectual growth and critical thinking skills. With a robust curriculum and in-depth discussions, VIG seeks to develop its members' abilities to analyze investment opportunities, market trends, and contemporary business topics. At weekly meetings, VIG members engage in socratic-style discussions, diving deep into profound concepts and challenging each other's ideas.

By fostering intellectually stimulating conversations about financial markets, economics, and global politics, VIG creates an environment of consistent learning. VIG also provides an intensive curriculum for first and second semester members, equipping them with a contrarian and fundamentals-driven approach to investing. Through comprehensive stock pitches and a reading list of investing literature, VIG prepares its members for investment analysis and decision-making.

Moreover, VIG offers opportunities to compete in prestigious university stock pitch conferences, building a vast network of talented individuals from top universities. This network, combined with the analytical skills developed in VIG, opens doors to coveted internships in buy-side finance, investment banking, and tech. Hedge funds, private equity firms, venture capital funds, and investment banks actively recruit from VIG, providing members with valuable industry connections.

Join USC Value Investing Group to cultivate your critical thinking skills, gain industry knowledge, and make important connections for your future career in finance