Titan Capital Management

What is Titan Capital Management (TCM) all about?

Titan Capital Management provides real-world, hands-on experience in security analysis and stock and bond portfolio management. TCM focuses on leadership, teamwork, and oral and written communication skills to build a solid financial foundation and deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for client portfolios.

Learn about this nationally recognized program below:

Q&A: Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP) and Titan Capital Management (TCM)

A recent article in Titan Magazine, Cal State Fullerton’s digital magazine, prompted social media posts about Titan Capital Management (TCM). The purpose of the article was to profile the extraordinary achievements of TCM students who won a recent national competition and the role philanthropy played in funding these opportunities for students. These FAQs were developed to provide clarifying facts and links to public documents about the program’s history.

What is ASAP and TCM?

The Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP) was the name of a two-semester student investment management program that launched in 2011 with an initial $100,000 donation from alumnus Jeffrey Van Harte ’80 (B.A. business administration-finance), chairman and chief investment officer of Jackson Square Partners. (Source: https://www.ocbj.com/finance/csuf-gets-15m-business-center/, https://giving.fullerton.edu/features/applied-security.aspx)

The program grew out of a campus investment club that competed in the CFA Society of Orange County competition. The original curriculum and course outline for ASAP were created by Lecturer Michael Milligan in collaboration with other faculty in the Department of Finance.

In 2015, Van Harte gave an additional $1.5 million toward the expansion of the Applied Security Analysis Program. The donation funded a state-of-the-art investment management center to provide students with a hands-on real-world investment management setting — called the Titan Capital Management (TCM) Center. The center became the location of the ASAP program in 2016. (Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2016/12/13/investment-center-opens-at-csuf/)

Is TCM a center or a program?

It is both. The TCM physical center opened in 2016. By 2018, ASAP was renamed Titan Capital Management (TCM).

Can a non-university employee (a donor) manage an academic program?

Non-employees of the university do not manage faculty or academic programs. While CBE deeply appreciates the industry engagement and the feedback provided by its advisory board of industry professionals and donors, curriculum matters are the purview of the faculty within the Department of Finance. Over the years there have been several faculty directors who have been responsible for overseeing the academic program.

What is the role donors have in the TCM Program?

Donors play an important role by providing financial support. The university and the College of Business and Economics are grateful for the philanthropy provided to the TCM program. Through philanthropy, the assets under student management have grown exponentially, travel dollars have been able to support students attending competitions, and the students have access to the latest investor information.

How does CSUF respond if someone feels discriminated against?

All members of the campus community, including guests, who perceive to have experienced acts of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation (DHR) may report the incident. The Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) Administrator is responsible for the implementation and compliance of the campus policy on the prohibition of discrimination and harassment based upon protected status and retaliation.

For more information please visit the DHR website.