2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 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.

 

Prerequisites: No prerequisite for MSF students. Students in other programs may register by permission only.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Varies