FIN605

Course Description

This course gives students broad knowledge and understanding of investment theory and analysis from a global perspective with a consideration of a variety of asset classes and securities. In competitive markets investors must allocate scarce funds among various financial markets, asset classes, and individual securities based on perceived value and inherent risk. This course will provide students with the necessary analytical tools to make informed decisions about such risk/return trade-offs. This course aims to describe the role of asset allocation, risk management, industry analysis, style analysis and trading in portfolio management. Various investment processes are examined and the strengths and weaknesses in the various approaches considered. Students should also learn the importance of successful portfolio management of a disciplined investment process, and should, by the end of the course, be able to design or develop a rigorous process for an investment management firm.

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