Investments in Personal Financial Planning

MGMT X 430.32

This course introduces various market theories and the analysis of business cycles, analysis of individual companies and market analysis.

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What you can learn.

Examine of the role of various investment vehicles in meeting financial goals
Understand the securities markets and additional sources of information
Learn about alternative instruments, including options, warrants, convertibles, commodity futures, mutual funds, and tangibles

About this course:

An examination of the role of various investment vehicles in meeting financial goals, securities markets, sources of information about the various instruments traded, and the procedure of trades. This course introduces various market theories, including modern portfolio theory and the extension to this theory by Markowitz and Sharpe. Other topics include the analysis of business cycles; market analysis; analysis of individual companies; the market in debt instruments; and alternative instruments, including options, warrants, convertibles, commodity futures, mutual funds, and tangibles.

Prerequisites

MGMT X 430.391 Financial Analysis in Personal Financial Planning and MGMT X 430.31 Survey of Personal Financial Planning or consent of instructor.