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FIN-401Undergraduate / Postgraduate

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

From security analysis to portfolio construction: risk and return, CAPM and multi-factor models, efficient markets, equity and bond valuation, and performance evaluation.

Topics covered

  1. 01Risk, return & utility
  2. 02Portfolio theory & the efficient frontier
  3. 03CAPM & factor models
  4. 04Equity & bond valuation
  5. 05Market efficiency
  6. 06Performance measurement (Sharpe, Treynor, Jensen)

Learning objectives

  • Measure risk and return of individual securities and portfolios
  • Construct and evaluate diversified portfolios
  • Apply valuation models to equities and bonds

Recommended books

  • Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management — Reilly & Brown (placeholder)
  • Security Analysis & Portfolio Management — Fischer & Jordan (placeholder)