FIN-121 - Personal Finance (online)

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

A study and evaluation of financial problems which individuals and families encounter within their personal affairs. The topics covered are budgeting, saving, consumer credit, personal insurance, renting or owning a home, investments, transportation and taxes.

FIN-130 - Principles of Finance (online)

Lecture: 3

Credit: 3

An examination of the tools and techniques used in the world of finance. This course will introduce the student to basic financial concepts such as time value of money, asset valuation, risk analysis and return on investment. Evaluation and decision-making techniques will be used as they pertain to financial management in various business situations. Prerequisites: ACC-142, ACC-146 and ECN-120.

FIN-180 - Intro to Investments

Lecture: 3

Credit: 0

This course introduces students to the financial theory and application of investment analysis and
portfolio management tools necessary for understanding how different kinds of financial instruments
are priced and used for investment decisions. The course takes a rigorous and critical view to the process of investing. The aim is to provide the students with a lasting conceptual framework in which to view and analyze investment decisions. Students learn how to value assets given forecasts of future cash flows and the risk characteristics of different asset classes. The focus is mainly on common stocks, but fixed income securities (bonds) and derivative securities (options) are also analyzed.  Topics covered include: time value of money, optimal portfolio selection based on mean–variance analysis, economic and statistical models of the relation between risk and return, term structure of
interest rates, no-arbitrage derivative pricing, and market efficiency.