FINA 6434 — Evaluating and Managing Financial Investments
4 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Introduces the menu of financial assets available to investors and how these assets can be combined into optimal portfolios to meet different objectives. Presents an overview of the primary asset classes, the markets in which these assets trade, the investors that interact in each market, and the investment companies that manage portfolios. Focuses on quantifying the rates of return and levels of risk associated with individual investments and diversified portfolios. Studies the determination of government and corporate interest rates and models of asset valuation to calculate equilibrium prices for debt and equity securities. Examines how actively managed portfolios can exploit mispricing and how investors should evaluate the performance of a managed portfolio.