ECON 136 - Investments

Upper Division

Prerequisites
ECON 003, ECON 004, DATA 040 or equivalent.

Description and analysis of the securities markets (bonds, stocks, etc.) from the viewpoint of the private investor.The student is introduced to asset valuation theories as well as the basis of portfolio selection. Particular emphasis is placed on the trade-off between risk and return, both for the individual assets and in a portfolio context.

Course credits: 1