This course provides an intensive analysis of several advanced topics in investments. It covers investment valuation and analysis in some depth, with special emphasis on relevant cash flows, risk analysis, and valuation approaches. It covers investment management of stock and bond portfolios, performance measurement, and evaluation. Special topics include hedge fund strategies, management and evaluation, introduction to financial risk management and the development and uses of financial derivatives and securitization. 

LINK: MS FIN 9793 Syllabus Winter 2020

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Classroom:          VC 14-245 Saturday and Sundays (1/4 - 1/19/2020) 8:30am - 5:30pm Office Hours: Saturdays 7:30-8:30am VC 10-260D (By appointment only)	Jan 4   8:30am-12:00am	Jan 4   1:30pm  -5:30pm	Jan 5   8:30am-12:30am	Jan 5   1:30pm - 5:30pm	Jan 18   8:30am-12:00pm	Jan 18   1:30pm - 5:30pm	Jan 19   8:30am-12:30pm	Jan 19   1:30pm - 5:30pm   Computer Lab VC 11-115	Jan 29
Assigned Chapters Text Book order at Amazon	14, 15 (Review)   16	17	18	19   14-19 (Review)   Final Project Discussions	M&A LBO          Final Project Discussions	24	Final Project Discussions	26 & 27
Professor's Droussiotis own Text Book (Preliminary Edition) Assigned Chapters Link to purchase the Professor's Text Book	Chapters 7, 11		Chapters 5, 6, 10, 17	Chapter 15	Chapters 8, 9	Chapters 1-4
Chapter Powerpoint Presentation	Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16	Chapter 17	Chapter 18	Chapter 19		Chapter 24		Chapter 26 Chapter 27
Assigned Lectures	Lecture 1 Bonds, Interest Rates     Lecture 1 Link Lecture 2 Managing Bond Portfolios     Lecture 2 Link	Lecture  3 Macroeconomics & Industry Analysis         Lecture #3 Link	Lecture 4 Equity Valuations       Lecture #4a Link Lecture #4b Link	Lecture 5 Financial Analyis     Lecture #5 Link Lecture 6 Portfolio Performance Evaluation      Lecture #6 Link	Valuation Presentation	Lecture 7  The Theory of Active Portfolio Management and Hedge Funds   Portfolio Project Presentation Portfolio Performance ratios Preview Midterm Exam and Final Project		Preview Final Excel Project
Assigned Spreadsheets	Bond Yields, Duration and Convexity FRAs	Scenario Portfolio Return, Covariance & Correlation	Hyatt Hotels - Public Company AK Steel & Methods of Public Company Valuation Analysis	Financial Analysis - Celerity Inc.	Valuation Analysis Case 1: Mid-Cap LBO - Equity Return Analysis, WACC, CAPM and IRR
EXAMS							Mid Term Exam 8:45am - 10.45am 14-245 Chapters (14,16,18,19)       Midterm Exam Answers
Homework Assignments	Homework Assignment Due (Jan 23, 2020):     Connect Homework				CF Homework Due Jan 19 Cash Flow Homework Due Link
Reading Assignments	CDroussiotis Chapter 11 Bond Analysis Excerpt		CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 17 Excerpt	CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 15 Excerpt	CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 1 Risk & Return Excerpt CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 2 Coveriance, Correlation & Efficient Frontier Excerpt	CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 3 Beta, R Square and Regression Analysis CDroussiotis Text Book Chapter 4 Sharpe Ratio, CAPM, Jensen, M Square
Project Assigments					Yahoo Finance	Group Presentations Valuation Presentation Description Valuation Presentation Starwood Report Starwood Valuation Spreadsheet Assigned Companies Wesco Starbucks Iron Mountain Tyson Foods		Computer Lab Work - Setting up the final project	Final Project Due Jan 29 Final Project Description Zeus Portfolio Example Bond Portfolio to be used

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