NexPoint SMU Investment Competition
October 7, 2025
Investing in the Next Generation of Financial Leaders at Southern Methodist University
In 2025, NexPoint Philanthropies worked with the Cox School of Business at SMU (Southern Methodist University) to create a competition designed to engage students with a low barrier opportunity to research the stock market, present to a panel, and win generous cash prizes. NexPoint Philanthropy’s vision for this was initiated as a small pilot event in the Fall of 2024.
Following the pilot event, the NexPoint Philanthropies team collaborated with the Cox School of Business to increase the competition's infrastructure, reach, and involvement. The Fall of 2025 competition received over 100 submissions from across the university.
More information about the event, including a live tracker of the submissions, can be viewed here.
About the NexPoint SMU Investment Competition
The event is represented by the bear, bull, and pony, visually nodding to the nomenclature of the stock market and the icon of Southern Methodist University. NexPoint Philanthropies and the Cox School of Business seek to engage students across the campus each year to increase awareness of financial competence and literacy, and provide exposure to professionals in the field and career opportunities local to Dallas.
Contact Us
Want to get in touch with our team? Reach out or fill out the following form to contact NexPoint Philanthropies.
team@nexpointphilanthropies.com