Intro to Investments

A basic introductory investments course suitable for all business majors. Most schools would do half of this and half of an intro to corporate finance in one course. We split them out so we can go into greater depth. The idea is to give students the tools so they can invest and save (e.g. for retirement). Finance majors, minors, and others with deeper interest then take Investments which goes into even more detail.

Most of these have since been subsumed by better, more-complete slides on these topics from A Quantitative Primer on Investments with R.

Disclaimer: You are free to use these newer slides in an academic setting. If you find these useful, just cite them. There may be errors and you accept that liability.

Week 1: Introduction -- see Chapter 1 QPIwR slides

Week 2: Asset Classes -- see Chapter 2 QPIwR slides

Week 3: How Markets Work -- see Chapter 3 QPIwR slides

Week 4: Modern Markets -- see Chapter 4 QPIwR slides

Week 5: Investment Companies -- see Chapter 25 QPIwR slides

Week 6: Risk vs. Return -- see Chapters 6 and 7 QPIwR slides

Week 7: Risk Measures -- see Chapters 7 and 8 QPIwR slides

Week 8: Diversification -- see Chapter 9 QPIwR slides

Week 9: The CAPM -- see Chapter 14 QPIwR slides

Week 10: The EMH -- see Chapter 5 QPIwR slides

Week 11: Behavioral Finance -- see Chapter 16 QPIwR slides

Week 12: Fixed Income -- see Chapter 11 QPIwR slides

Week 13: Yield Curves -- see Chapter 12 QPIwR slides, Animated Yield Curve Movie

Week 14: Global Investing -- see Chapters 17 and 18 QPIwR slides