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Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors 

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Overview

Learning on the go. Master the in-demand skill set

Duration

13 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

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Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors
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Highlights

  • 100% Online-Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Flexible Schedule- Set and maintain flexible deadlines.
  • Offered ByUniversity of Illinois
  • Course Videos & Readings, Practice Quizzes
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Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • Auditors
  • Financial Analysts
  • System Engineers
What are the course deliverables?
  • Earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.
  • Every Specialization includes a hands-on project
  • Shareable Specialization and Course Certificates
  • Self-Paced Learning Option
  • Course Videos & Readings
  • Practice Quizzes
  • Graded Assignments with Peer Feedback
  • Graded Quizzes with Feedback
  • Graded Programming Assignments
More about this course
  • In this course, you will start by reviewing the fundamentals of investments, including the trading off of return and risk when forming a portfolio, asset pricing models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the 3-Factor Model, and the efficient market hypothesis. You will be introduced to the two components of stock returns dividends and capital gains and will learn how each are taxed and the incentives provided to investors from a realization-based capital gains tax.

Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors
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Curriculum

Course Orientation

Module 1: Fundamentals and Composition of Returns

Module 2: Investment Decisions in DC Pension Plans

Module 3: Performance of Individual Investors

Module 4: Performance of Mutual Funds and Search for Alpha

Course Conclusion

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