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The Science of Investing
Course # 375
Advertising Description:
This class will teach you key investment principles. Learn how Nobel Prize winning academic research has demystified and simplified the investing process to the chagrin of Wall Street. A practical application of the research will demonstrate how investment returns can be increased while experiencing less risk resulting in significant growth.
Key Topics:
- Key Investment Principles
- capital markets work
- risk and return are related
- diversification is essential
- structure determines performance
- The Role of Academic Research
- academic milestones in the field of finance
- impact of research on modern investing
- Practical applications for investing
- the randomness of returns
- an example of diversifying a portfolio
- financial significance of increasing returns
Objectives:
By the end of class participants will understand the key principles of investing. Participants will also learn about the role academic research has played in determining where investment returns come from and be exposed to a practical example how to use the research to their benefit.
Participants (audience course is aimed at):
All UI faculty and staff interested in learning about investing.