Principles of Investment Finance

About

This course aims to introduce the student to the world of investments. Principles of Investment Finance will strive to help students understand individual investment decision-making by introducing topics and techniques used by personal investors and money managers. The course focuses on individual securities and portfolios, teaching students to consider the risk and return of different types of investments and how to use this knowledge to achieve financial goals. There will be a focus on stock and bond investing. The course will cover the mechanics of buying and selling securities, efficient market theory, portfolios, diversification, stock valuation, and international investing.

Class 1. The Investment Environment
Class 2. Securities Markets and Transactions
Class 3. Investment Information and Securities Transactions
Class 4. Common Stocks
Class 5. Analyzing Common Stocks
Class 6. Stock Valuation & (Feedback Activity: Course review and Q&A)
Class 7. Market Efficiency and Behavioral Finance
Class 8. Fixed Income Securities
Class 9. Bond Valuation
Class 10. Return and Risk
Class 11. Modern Portfolio Concepts

Course leader

Carsten Sørensen

Target group

This is a bachelor level course. CBS Summer University courses at Copenhagen Business School is open to all and welcomes domestic and international students as well as professionals.

Fee info