The goal of this course is for each student to develop a thorough understanding of investments. The requirements for this course provide the opportunity to learn how to make rational investment decisions. Two class exams will be administered during the semester. Some questions or parts of questions will be quantitative. Individual Term Paper Project .
Students turn in two copies of term paper.
One copy is read and evaluated by the instructor. Investing Across the Life Cycle . Beta Adjusted Return Analysis of an Event. An detailed analysis of how portfolio managers use financial derivatives. Analysis of returns for closed in funds around their ex-dividend dates, 2.