Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Question: Did you ever learn about investing in school?

Meet Duff Bergquist, Barker Capital Management and Trading Program director and senior instructor of finance. The Barker program, along with its sister club, teach students about investing using real money. The students work with industry partners and alumni to learn about wealth management, risk management and financial analyses. Bergquist walks us through what research means for the Barker students, what life is like for participants and how the Girls Who Invest Program opens new opportunities for women in finance.

Chapters
0:00 Did you learn about investing in school?
2:55 Getting to know Duff Bergquist
7:12 What does research look like in Barker?
14:04 How are PNW businesses involved?
15:37 What do competitions in investing look like?
17:52 What is Barker like for the students?
20:52 What is Girls Who Invest?
24:20 Final thoughts

Read Duff's bio at https://go.uidaho.edu/47Ud6rE

Learn more about the Barker Capital Management and Trading Program at https://go.uidaho.edu/3JGcSLs

Find more Vandal Theory Podcast episodes at https://uidaho.edu/newsroom/the-vandal-theory