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About the Course

In this course, we will discuss fundamental principles of trading off risk and return, portfolio optimization, and security pricing. We will study and
use risk-return models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and multi-factor models to evaluate the performance of various
securities and portfolios. Specifically, we will learn how to interpret and estimate regressions that provide us with both a benchmark to use for a
security given its risk (determined by its beta), as well as a risk-adjusted measure of the security’s performance (measured by its alpha).
Building upon this framework, market efficiency and its implications for patterns in stock returns and the asset-management ...
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Top reviews

DH

Nov 11, 2016

This was a fantastic course, with a realistically attainable amount of material, and a humble, knowledgable professor whose teaching style makes a normally difficult topic very easy to understand.

KL

Dec 6, 2017

Professor Weisbenner is fabulous! He is able to make anyone understand complex investment topics through his delivery and curriculum design. You are missing out not taking Investments from him!

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By Palito J E

Jul 11, 2020

very good combination of learn material, how the professor teach, through case of real world examples, thanks a lot!

By Mauri M

Nov 28, 2016

Professor Weisbenner provides practical, data driven analyses to investment management in a fun and engaging manner.

By Matthew S

Oct 19, 2020

Excellent Professor with a sense of humor to a somewhat dry subject. I would definitely take a class of his again!

By Andre L S F

Sep 10, 2019

I've been using Coursera for almost four years. This course was my best experience so far. Extremely recommended!

By Yingyi Z

Jun 9, 2019

Very informative (in fact it's more informative than most Coursera courses I've encountered), but easy to follow.

By Bo L

Nov 21, 2018

love the course! professor is very funny and extremely knowledgeful! very educational, learned alot in the class.

By VICTOR T

Aug 10, 2020

Very good class, i really liked the explanations and cases discussed; the module is very well connected, Congr

By John Y

Apr 10, 2021

This course helped me a lot as a retail investor. Maybe I should look at mutual funds instead of stonks now.

By Stephen K

Apr 9, 2019

This course takes hard work, but if you put in the time, it is well worth it. The professor is top-rate.

By Trung N P

Mar 21, 2017

Thank you, Professor Scott Weisbenner, for an excellence course that you put your heart and passion into.

By Pierre L

Dec 9, 2016

Absolutely excellent course. Excellent introduction to investment even without a background in Finance.

By Deepak

Dec 30, 2016

Great learning experience. The video's are long but will definitely help you and your personal wealth.

By Alexandros C

Sep 14, 2020

Excellent course with plenty of historical data with thorough analysis and very nice presentation.

By Irfan K

Oct 27, 2018

A great course for learning the fundamentals of Investments and an equally great instructor.

By Terrence X

May 20, 2020

clear instructions on a very important and useful topic. best lesson in the program so far.

By Sultan

Nov 29, 2020

although the lector is very talkative, the course is useful and is a must in modern world

By Gustavo P

Nov 12, 2019

Really good. Best course so far. Professor really took the time to make a quality course.

By Diogo G d M

Sep 23, 2020

The professor Scott Weisbenner is one of the best professors that i ever had! for sure!

By Linh P

Dec 3, 2016

Very interesting lecture full of hands on practical knowledge in the field...Love it!

By Rajendra P

Nov 7, 2016

Great Course. I now have way much better knowledge and understanding of Investments!

By Heng F

Nov 3, 2016

Very good course. a lot of contents of theory and practical problems. Good teaching!

By Mozhde G

Apr 14, 2024

These course is substantially improve my knowledge about CAMP and 3-factor model.

By Noah M S

Nov 20, 2018

Insightful, informative, and entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed this course.

By Vivek B

Nov 17, 2018

Excellent course. Thank you for introducing to great world of investments.

By Jayant K

May 17, 2020

Its very helpful and so relative to understand the investment techniques.