About the Club
How we think about asset management.
The 1893 Club is an asset management club founded by students at the University of Toronto. We focus on building real habits around research, education, and portfolio management, not just talking about “stocks”.
Our structure reflects that: we have a President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and Vice-Presidents responsible for Operations & Education, Research, and Marketing & Communications, along with a Director of Events to run programming.
What we do
Research output, education, and a real portfolio.
Weekly research meetings
Members work through a repeatable research process: idea generation, business quality, valuation, and risk.
- Investment write-ups
- Sector coverage
- Pitch presentations
Workshops and education
We run workshops on fundamentals, accounting, valuation, and market structure, designed for students who want to learn quickly.
- Valuation basics
- Accounting literacy
- Portfolio mechanics
Portfolio Management Competition
A semester-long competition using tools like StockTrak to track performance and judge both returns and quality of analysis.
- Teams of 2–3 students
- Focus on analysis, returns, and communication
- Final reports and presentations evaluated by an unbiased validator
Meeting cadence & membership
What commitment looks like.
We expect to meet weekly in the first couple of months, typically in the evenings (for example, Tuesday at 9 PM). Meetings may be in-person or online depending on the session type and availability.
Each month, we aim for three workshop-style meetings and one career-focused session covering networking, résumé building, and related topics.
Executive decisions are handled internally, but workshops, competitions, and larger events are intended to be open to the broader U of T student base.