Students will review these topics while evaluating the balance of trade, balance of payments and gold flows. Inquiries on the operation of international agencies, U.S. agencies, and the Eurodollar market are also explored. This course outlines the relationship of the stock market to the national economy. Students study the general characteristics of stock markets and the activities of brokers such as margin trading, short sales, puts and calls, and futures trading. This course focuses on the role of government in the economy.
Students explore the legal, economic, and political aspects of government regulatory activity.
Topics include the constitutional basis for government regulatory power, role of administrative agencies, effect of government policy in the areas of taxation and spending on business decisions, wage and price controls, labor law, environmental law, public utility regulation, and the results of governmental ownership of economic enterprises. The question of who benefits and who bears the cost of government regulatory activity will be examined. Students will analyze financing and investment strategies that will include real estate concepts, cash flow, and valuations of commercial and residential real estate. Examining financing alternatives in real estate and addressing the related tax and legal implications of preferred financing options are applied. This course examines the development and implementation of various portfolio models.