2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FIN 5203 - Investment Strategies


This course teaches students how to build and effective investment strategy. Taught in the final semester of the MSF program, this course draws on prior coursework in Investments, Fixed Income Securities, and Cases in Derivatives. Students will learn how to design a comprehensive strategy that uses multiple asset classes and tactics. Students will also study a variety of alternative investment strategies such as hedge funds, private equity, and real estate. The emphasis will be on the type of investment strategies employed by institutional investors such as pension funds and university endowment funds.

Open to MSF students only.

Prerequisites: No prerequisite for MSF students.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies