Development of financial planning principles and their application to the design of insurance, savings, and investment programs for individuals. 4303 Advanced Business Finance. Development of finance theory and its applications to the financial management of the business firm. Topics covered include long-term investment decisions, the structure and costs of capital, dividend policy and working capital management. The management of a real portfolio of equity securities.
Students make decisions on which equities to buy and sell to maximize the value of the portfolio.
1 to 3 hours. G4990 Special Studies. 1 to 3 hours. G5203 Financial Markets and Institutions. The structure of financial markets and institutions, the financial markets as allocators of funds and distributors of risk, the role and functions of financial intermediaries and the financial management of financial intermediaries.