Over ninety students attend event hosted by Patrick Henry Investment Group
The Patrick Henry College Investment Group (PHIG) hosted Mr. David Bahnsen from the Bahnsen Group at an event on October 27. Open to the student body, the event featured an hour-long discussion on several pertinent topics. Bahnsen answered questions regarding the day-to-day life of the wealth management industry, his dividend investment philosophy, and how his conservatism and Christianity influence his work as an investor.
“The event was emceed by Hunter Erickson, who is one of our senior analysts,” said senior Everett Chew, a member of the PHIG Leadership Team. “He actually was the one that made the connection and reached out initially.”Erickson originally learned about Bahnsen through members of PHIG’s executive board. “[They] mentioned a daily blog and podcast called The Dividend Café and recommended that I look into it,” Erickson said. Once he subscribed, he began listening to it daily. When an email came from the group asking how they could be a possible resource to Erickson, he asked if Bahnsen could come speak to PHIG. A month later, Erickson booked Bahnsen to speak for an hour. “I think it was a really neat opportunity for a young investment fund like the Patrick Henry Investment Group,” Erickson said.In planning the event, PHIG decided to open it up to the student body. “…[W]e want[ed] to provide education for the entire student body on investing, on how to cultivate a biblical worldview, [and] how to be a good steward, because everyone's going to have money at some point in their bank accounts,” Chew said.While he could not come in person, Bahnsen joined the event online. “We ran audio through the President [of PHIG]’s computer and put a speaker in the middle of the room,” Erickson said. After a few tech issues in the beginning, Bahnsen’s voice came through the rigged speaker system and the event officially began. Bahnsen dedicated the first half-hour to answering questions that PHIG sent before the event. The second half was an open Q&A for the attendees.
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