Thompson International Portfolio Guestbook

Welcome to TIP, please sign our guestbook.

Pres. ( ) wrote:

thanks jeff and steve! -- 04/08/99

Davis Walmsley (dlw4@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

On behalf of all of the managers, I would like to thank Ngan for all of her hard work in getting this web page up and running. Thanks! Davis Walmsley -- 04/12/99

Ngan (ntt2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

No need to thank me. I couldn't have done without jeff and steve's help. thanks you guys!!!! -- 04/12/99

Ngan (ntt2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

How come nobody is signing the webpage except me? -- 04/15/99

Jay T. Crosby (jtc4@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

Hey Nice Presentations. Keep up the good work! -- 04/22/99

Adrienne Miller ( arm5@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Excellent work on the presentations, I can see that all of you have learned a lot while having fun! -- 04/24/99

John Aitken ( jda2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

The semester is drawing to a close and for those of you that have done presentations, I applaud you. For those of you that still have to present, good luck!!! -- 04/26/99

Neil Schwab, Salomon Smith Barney (neilsark@juno.com ) wrote:

I want to congratulate all the managers who made a wonderful presentation at the last meeting tonight. I am disappointed that I didn't have the wisdom to attend any of the group's meetings before this and, rest assured, I shall make a serious effort to attend any future meetings to which I am invited. Great going and congrats on a great job. -- 04/28/99

Adam Marks (asm2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

It's been a great year... Good job to the rest of the managers and the analysts, and of course to Prof. Vasconcellos! -- 05/03/99

Brian R. Kerr (BRK@EverKerr.com ) wrote:

Professor, great to see everything is going so well. -- 06/08/99

Adam ( ) wrote:

Good job with the web site. Keep up the good returns. -- 06/18/99

Kiran Patri Prasad

Hey all! Just wanted to wish everyone the best of luck in the future. It was great working with you! -- 07/19/99

Lyusya Riyer ( lsr2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

I am looking forward to working with this portfolio! -- 01/18/00

Patrick Castellani (pcc2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

The tip sounds interesting, looking forward to finding out more about it. -- 01/18/00

Krista Benkovic ( kmb3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Very impressive web page. I am really looking forward to this class... -- 01/18/00

Kristi Griffin ( ) wrote:

This class is an added bonus, it explains another aspect of the finance industry that I have yet to discover. -- 01/18/00

Jo Anna Trigueros (jmtd@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I think this portfolio and web site are a great idea and I hope that this semester we can developed good ideas to make it better and with more revenues. -- 01/18/00

Michael Surowiecki ( mis4@lehigh.edu) wrote:

I hope this course will be interesting, useful, and not too much work. -- 01/19/00

Chrissy Tobin ( cet2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Professor Vasconcellos- I just wanted to let you know how enthusiastic I am about this class. I look forward to learning alot this semester. -- 01/19/00

Mark Pottebaum (mapf@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

The portfolio looks great. I am very excited to start working with it and learning more about international investing. -- 01/19/00

Anvisha Agarwal (ana2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I am excited to start learning about international investments and hope we will make some good decisions for the portfolio. -- 01/19/00

William Niederauer ( wj2n@lehigh.edu) wrote:

This portfolio project is great! I hope we make a lot of money! -- 01/19/00

Do Hyun Kim ( dhk2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

It is an impressive and helpful portfolio. I expect to learn a lot from this web site associate with Fin377 course. -- 01/20/00

Pete Miller ( pkm2) wrote:

I'm excited, this looks like a lot of fun. -- 01/20/00

Bronson ( ) wrote:

I wonder if Geraldo will watch the markets overnight for us?? Whose taking care of it now?? Anyway, I've known several people who have been in the class and managers previously, and they all said it was hard work but a lot of fun. Later -- 01/20/00

Scott Kevgas (snk3 ) wrote:

I am excited to learn more about the international financial community and stock markets from around the globe. -- 01/24/00

Lan Cui (lac8@lehigh.edu) wrote:

It's a pretty cool webpage. Hope this class will offer us the insights of international currency trading, as well as some international business experience. -- 01/26/00

Sandra Nouria Saidi ( sns3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

This portofolio is a great idea, since it would help us to undertand how international maket worke and it will give us the opportunuty to relate what we do in class to the real world. -- 01/27/00

Gautam Bhalla (gab4@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I think this class is going to be interesting, informative, and educational. -- 01/27/00

Shunsuke Sumikawa ( shs3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

-- 01/31/00

Tara Chadbourn (tlc4@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I am very excited about this class. I look forward to being challenged and participating in Professor Vasconcello's informative and fun discussions. I hope that I gain the tools necesary to become the next Abby Cohen. -- 02/10/00

Chris Giusti ( cmg3) wrote:

I finally got here Prof. Vasconcellos. -- 02/15/00

Jarrod Brandman ( ) wrote:

This is the coolest! -- 02/15/00

Doug Taylor ( ) wrote:

looking forward to contributing -- 02/24/00

Michael Kloss ( ) wrote:

Lets go Ireland -- 02/28/00

Davis Walmsley, General Manager 1999 (walmsley@att.com ) wrote:

I just wanted to say a quick welcome to this years managers. I'm sure you will do an excellent job. What you learn working on this portfolio and in class will undoubtedly help you in the future. I am currently working in AT&T's Treasury department and am in the process of preparing a Foreign Exchange Market Summary for our monthly Capital Markets Review Meeting. Like anything in life, you get out of it what you are willing to put in. I learned a great deal in working with the portfolio and I'm sure you will as well. Good Luck! -- 03/13/00

Danielle LeBenger (dpl2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I just want to say how excited I am to work with all the managers on this project, it should be very interesting! -- 09/06/00

Dennis Miu (dem4@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

Well another year is starting. This should be an interesting year to see what the class of 01 can contribute to the portfolio. -- 09/08/00

David Hamm ( ) wrote:

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ -- 01/16/01

Andrew Peck ( ) wrote:

signing this cause I have to. -- 01/16/01

Kevin Karpuk (kek2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I looked around. Interesting -- 01/16/01

Kristina ( klm3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Nice Web Page. I think I found a problem, there is no scroll bar for the left side bar. -- 01/16/01

Monica Presa (mmp7@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Great web page!!! I think it is a great idea to have one for this kind of projects!!! -- 01/17/01

Ben Kline ( bjka@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Nice webpage, but it took a while to find the guestbook because there is no scroll bar on that side of the page -- 01/17/01

Lance Stadler (lis2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Interesting...I am glad to be helping out! -- 01/17/01

Jennifer George ( jegc@lehigh.edu) wrote:

This is an interesting page. -- 01/17/01

Christopher Angelo

Hello Professor Vasconcellos, now you know i've done my homework; see you in class. -- 01/18/01

samir mahmoud (sam9@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

nice website -- 01/18/01

Amie Kutzner, General Manager ( ask3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

I just wanted to say welcome back to the managers. We did a great job last semester and I know that we will do even better this semester. I also look forward to working with this years class. I know that your work will be of tremendous benefit to the Thompson Portfolio. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. -- 01/18/01

Matthew Galati ( magh@lehigh.edu) wrote:

http://wallstreethub.com/club906/ -- 01/22/01

Brian Witlin ( bbw3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

This seems as though it will be an interesting opportunity. Now that the United States market has turned around, it will be interesting to see how the international markets that we study will be effected -- 01/22/01

Steve Richardson ( snr2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

I have now signed the Thompson International Portfolio guestbook -- 01/23/01

Joe Ambrosio ( jma2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

interesting page -- 01/23/01

Ken Keeler

Participating in the Thompson Portfolio will be a great way to farmiliarize one's self with markets around the world. The research done this semester will contribute a lot to the distribution decisions of the management team. -- 01/24/01

Bobby Willis ( bjw7@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Hello Professor, This is Bobby Willis getting familiar with your website. See you in class. Bobby -- 01/25/01

Gautam Bhalla ( gautambhalla@hotmail.com) wrote:

Greetings! I am a prior manager and I am revisiting the site to see how TIP is doing. I am working with KPMG at the moment and although I am not using the knowledge acquired in this class on a daily basis, I have to say that this class has been excellent in terms of raising the general level of intelligence. The class provides an opportunity to gain an edge on your peers in the real world but it is upto you to make avail of it! I wish everyone the very best! -- 02/01/01

Allison Friedman ( allison.friedman@cit.com) wrote:

As one of the initial managers, I am so impressed to see how far the portfolio has come since 1995. The web site looks great and the managers have done a great job improving the return from our first year's performance. Keep up the great work. -- 03/20/01

Amie Kutzner ( ask3@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Good Luck on the presentations!!! -- 04/25/01

Rob Chessin, India 1999 ( rchessin@yahoo.com) wrote:

Just checking in. Hey prof V! I was introduced to your daughter when she was interviewing with KPMG Consulting. Obviously, after I spoke to the hiring managers and vouched that she comes from excellent blood she was hired on the spot! Keep it Digital! -- 05/16/01

Kristina Munsch, SP Mngr. ( ) wrote:

This is the new website for the TIP, I went with Red, White and Blue to be patriotic after all that has happened this semester. -- 09/26/01

Michael Noe ( mjn500@prodigy.net) wrote:

I'm looking forward to seeing this years selections. I'm sure the new managers will do an excellent job. -- 10/17/01

Jenny Lehman (jll2@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

Let's make some money, how bout it guys? -- 10/25/01

Lauren Ayres (lea6@lehigh.edu) wrote:

To my wonderful managers...you are doing a great job!! I just wanted to say keep up the good work and I'm proud of everyone!! -- 11/05/01

John Babb ( JJb2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Fin 377 -- 01/17/02

Stephanie Hahn (slh7@lehigh.edu ) wrote:

I'm looking forward to this class. It seem like a lot of hard work but will undoubtably prove to be a very valuable experience. -- 01/17/02

Hank Mong (tkm2@lehigh.edu) wrote:

I am excited and ready to analyze some countries! I am not so sure about the mature and emerging markets in Asia have much upside potential as it used to be though, but guess we will find out. BTW, do we get to know the shares of holdings or not? -- 01/17/02

Nitin Sapru ( nis8@lehigh.edu) wrote:

Im confident that this assignment will be extremely interesting and challenging. I am looking very forward to begin working! -- 01/17/02

Andrew Cheerman ( ) wrote:

I'm really impressed with the efforts of the past participants and managers. This seems like this course will be an interesting and valuable experience. -- 01/17/02

Greta Tang ( ) wrote:

It seems fun to do all those analyze, looking forward to it!!! -- 01/18/02

Mandy Chan (maci@lehigh.edu) wrote:

It looks very exciting and challenging! -- 01/18/02

Kurt Avunduk ( ) wrote:

Thanks to Mr. Thompson for his vision and donation to create the portfolio and special thanks to Professor Vasconcellos who made this learning experience as fun as possible(most of the time!). The closest real-life experince i got out from a class, and I wish to see the portfolio succeding in the future... GOOD LUCK FUTURE MANAGERS -- 05/07/02

Michael Eisenberg ( ) wrote:

Thanks to Professor Vasconcellos for this wonderful opportunity to be a manager of the Thompson International Portfolio. I had a great year and I hope all the future managers have as good a year as I have had with my co-managers. -- 06/01/02

Rachel Noe ( ) wrote:

Professor Vasconcellos...thank you for selecting me to be a part of this wonderful experience. I had a great year working with you and the other managers. This class is one of the best hands-on learning experiences offered at Lehigh. To all future managers and analysts, good luck! I hope that being a part of the Thompson portfolio is as much fun for you as it was for me. -- 06/02/02

Kristina Munsch ( ) wrote:

Thanks for everything Prof. Vasconcellos. I hope next years managers enjoy it just as much. -- 06/10/02

Michael S., South Africa Analyst 2000 ( ) wrote:

20% in 2002, amazing!! Is there a way I can invest in your fund? ;) Professor V., I finished graduate school at Berkeley this year and now analyze and model fixed income securities and derivatives at a major investment firm. If I had not taken your course in my senior year, I would not have gained this solid foundation in macroeconomics, international finance, and foreign exchange. By the way, they use the same book (Solnik) for their currencies & equities course at Berkeley's B-School! Thanks for your efforts and good luck to the Thompson International Portfolio. -- 08/14/02

Matt Booras ( mcb6) wrote:
Professor Vasconcellos, I have examined the website and it looks very nice. I look forward to countless hours of my time being spent on the TIP. -- 01/15/03

Leigh Flanagan ( lcf5@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Great web page! I look forward to working on the portfolio! -- 01/16/03

Judson Carl Winquist (jcw2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Ah so cool. The Thompson International Portfolio is totally radical. My favorite section is "What's New" because I can keep on top of all the weekly happenings. GO THOMPSON! -- 01/16/03

Pedro Miguel Fajardo (pmf4@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Very nice!!! -- 01/16/03

Andrew Korin ( ) wrote:
I took the tour and I am very impressed! -- 01/17/03

Tina Zhang ( QTz2lehigh.edu) wrote:
This website has to be the coolest thing since poptarts -- 01/19/03

Kristina Munsch ( kristina@wpstewart.com) wrote:
I would just like to wish everyone luck with the Spring Semester. Take it from me there's alot more work to be done on this report. -- 01/23/03

Heather Majczan (hdm2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
To Professor Vasconcellos, I'm very excited about getting involved in the portfolio. I've heard about all the wonderful experiences that different people have had and I can't wait to start having some of my own! The semesters ahead of sound like a lot of work but I'm sure that it's worth it for the experience gained. -- 02/27/03


Hank Mong (tkm202@alumni.lehigh.edu) wrote:
not bad for 2002. it's going to be another tough year before we see some green tho. Good luck dede. -- 04


Heather Majczan ( hdm2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
The portfolio is doing great...good job guys! -- 01/19/04

Andrew Chen ( ) wrote:
Good Site -- 01/19/04

Allison Snyder ( aes5@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice site -- 01/19/04

Ryan Hefter ( rah2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
great site...keep up the good work -- 01/19/04

James Nanney (jrn2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice Site -- 01/19/04

Justin Metz ( jum4@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice site -- 01/19/04

Amanda Neuts ( aln4@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice work! -- 01/19/04

Rob Margeton ( rjm3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Site looks good and I'm looking forward to learning more about iShares. -- 01/19/04

Steven Glassman ( smg7) wrote:
TIP looks interesting. I'm looking forward to learning more about it this semester. -- 01/19/04

Karl Colasante ( ) wrote:
-- 01/19/04

Christina Schindele (cns3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
The site looks informative, and links will definitely be helpful for the term project. -- 01/19/04

Adam Napack ( ) wrote:
Very nice. -- 01/20/04

Ashley Manion ( adm7) wrote:
Good site, looks like there is alot of information that will prove useful. -- 01/20/04

Mollie Gore ( meg2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice site!! -- 01/20/04

Denny Boyle ( drb3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
nice site. -- 01/20/04


Noah White ( ntw2@.lehigh.edu) wrote:
I helped make changes to this website as a part of the Thompson International Portfolio. If anyone has suggestions or comments about the website please e-mail me. -- 01/20/04

Melinda Rubinfeld ( mjr8@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Very nice! -- 01/20/04

Wilson Chow ( ) wrote:
Very professional. -- 01/20/04

Colin Gallagher (ceg7) wrote:
Excellent imrovements. I can't wait to get crackin' on the TIP's second semester... -- 01/20/04

Sean Garner ( ) wrote:
Professor Vasconcellos and FIN 334 rocks -- 01/20/04

Cameron Hinshaw ( cvh2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice site. -- 01/20/04

Patrick McManus ( pjm5@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Im really looking forward to this class. Very interesting site. -- 01/21/04

Lauren Watts ( ) wrote:
Nice Site -- 01/21/04

Jeff Winfield ( ) wrote:
not bad at all, good work -- 01/21/04

Natalie Sperling ( ) wrote:
FIN 333 Requirement -- 01/22/04

Jaclyn Cunningham ( jmc8@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Nice site! Looks very interesting and informative. -- 01/22/04

Rachel Samson ( ) wrote:
nice site! -- 01/22/04

Emily Strong ( ) wrote:
This looks interesting -- 01/25/04
Lawrence Scheinert ( lms8@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Good Stuff -- 01/28/04

pete wilson (pew3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
i live for emerging markets -- 01/29/04

Brita Turner ( ) wrote:
I live for Mature Markets...go TIP -- 01/30/04

Kyra Specht ( kds2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Very nice. Looks interesting! -- 02/02/04

Sara Smothers ( sks4@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Good job to those who helped put this website together. Interesting ! -- 02/03/04

Evan Prostovich ( ejp2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Hooray for the Thompson portfolio! Nice site! -- 02/06/04

Clare Cambria ( cec3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Looks like this will be an interesting project! -- 02/08/04

Andrew Basso ( ajb6@Lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing in -- 03/04/04

Andrew Lucas ( ) wrote:
signing in -- 01/17/05

Randi Greenberg ( ragb@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing In - Very Interesting Work. -- 01/17/05

Daphne Goldfarb ( ) wrote:
This looks interesting, can't wait to learn more about it -- 01/17/05

Matt Cass ( mdc2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing in - looks impressive. -- 01/17/05

Becky Paluch ( rmp3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing in for Global Finance. Looks interesting -- 01/18/05

Jack Muscalus (jemf@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing in for Global Finance. -- 01/18/05

Melissa Alexander ( mjaa@lehigh.edu) wrote:
So I don't totally understand everything on here.. but anticipate being a pro by the end of the semester. I heart Finance. -- 01/18/05

David Handke (dph3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing In- looks extremely interesting. -- 01/18/05

Charlotte Canzonetti ( cac9@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Singing in for global finance. Excited for this semester. -- 01/18/05

Lauren Collins ( lac2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Hi! I'm really excited about this semseter!!! Can't believe it's our last! Scary. -- 01/18/05

Joe Ianoale ( jsi2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Global Finance. This looks neat. -- 01/18/05

Patrick McCahill ( psm5@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Great site! -- 01/18/05

Kevin Quinn ( kmq2@lehigh.edu) wrote:
looks good -- 01/18/05

Craig Wallace ( caw3@lehigh.edu) wrote:
Signing in for Global Finance -- 01/18/05

James Gabal ( jmg6@lehigh.edu) wrote:
hey andrew lucas, you seem really enthusiastic about this class mr. personality. I thine the site looks cool. this should be fun! -- 01/18/05

Edward Fung (hff204@lehigh.edu) wrote:
I think i can learn a lot from the project! -- 01/18/05

David Doppelt ( ) wrote:
Does the Thompson Portfolio also consider investments in individual securities, or only index funds? -- 01/19/05

Katharine Duncan ( ) wrote:
This site and project look interesting - I'm excited to learn more over the course of the semester -- 01/19/05

Robert Flanagan ( rjf5@lehigh.edu) wrote:
I am looking forward to learning about how the global financial world works. -- 01/19/05

Colin Gallagher ( colin_gallagher@irco.com) wrote:
How is the tsunami affecting your holdings? Taking any big hits? Loading up on funds while they are cheap? - thoughts from a curious former TIP manager... -- 01/19/05