This course aims to provide the basic tools of financial analysis and investment management with a particular emphasis on equities. The course will focus on discussing topics in financial analysis including profitability analysis, cash flow analysis and key methods of valuation all of which are approached from an investor's perspective. The course will also cover different topics in investing throughout the sessions. We will discuss the role of investor biases in the possible decoupling of the value of a stock from its price. Strengths and limits of different approaches to investing including value and growth strategies, momentum investing, active and passive investing including index funds will be discussed. Investment vehicles including mutual and hedge funds will also be discussed.
This course aims to provide the basic tools of financial analysis and investment management with a particular emphasis on equities. The course will focus on discussing topics in financial analysis including profitability analysis, cash flow analysis and key methods of valuation all of which are approached from an investor's perspective. The course will also cover different topics in investing throughout the sessions. We will discuss the role of investor biases in the possible decoupling of the value of a stock from its price. Strengths and limits of different approaches to investing including value and growth strategies, momentum investing, active and passive investing including index funds will be discussed. Investment vehicles including mutual and hedge funds will also be discussed.
