FEB student Matej Nepimach wins 2nd prize Hoofbosch Investment Fund for MSc Finance thesis
Matej Nepimach, of the Faculty of Economics and Business in Groningen, came second in the battle for the Hoofbosch Master Thesis Award 2014. He wrote his thesis ‘Graham's legacy vs. Mr. Market’ during his Master of Finance, supervised by Dr. Lammertjan Dam. Warren Buffet, one of the world's richest people, says that he invests according to the method of Graham. In his thesis, Nepimach formally tested whether the investment strategies of Graham are actually profitable. This was indeed the case. Nepimach lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic. He received 1,500 euros for his thesis.
Hoofbosch Prize
The Hoofbosch Prize is awarded annually to the student who writes the best master's thesis on practical investment or a related subject. The jury is formed by the supervisory board of the Hoofbosch Investment Fund: professor Marius van Nieuwkerk and dr. Paul Frentrop.
Edition 2015
Submissions for the Hoofbosch Prize 2015 can be submitted until September 1, 2015 by e-mail: info@hoofbosch.nl.
Last modified: | 31 January 2023 3.04 p.m. |
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