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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 Daniel D

Apr 5, 2018

Love the class and content!

By Henrique A d C

Nov 3, 2016

The best regarding finance!

By TEDI V

Mar 22, 2021

Really interesting course!

By Himanshu G

Nov 5, 2020

Great course, lot of work!

By mo-hammed a b

Oct 23, 2020

Extremely powerful course

By Ilias K S

Jul 26, 2019

Top investments course

By Rohiet R S

Oct 2, 2018

scott you are too good

By Austin C

Oct 10, 2017

Excellent instructor!

By Natalia M G A

Nov 17, 2018

Really good course

By Jose L M

Nov 7, 2020

Excellent course!

By dipanjan s

Jul 7, 2020

Best course ever!

By MAYUR B

Nov 16, 2019

Excellent Course!

By Antonio L

Jul 4, 2019

Excellent course!

By Roberto G

Oct 25, 2020

Excellent course

By Shivi D

Aug 21, 2020

Amazing teacher!

By Caio C

Nov 7, 2020

Good, but long.

By Diego A

Oct 19, 2020

Amazing course.

By Dan

Aug 9, 2020

amazing course!

By Ricardo C E

Aug 4, 2020

Great teacher.

By Miguel V

Apr 22, 2019

Great course!

By sirsendu s

Jul 16, 2017

great teacher

By Ankit M

Nov 6, 2016

Great course!

By Ricardo A G O

Apr 12, 2021

Great Course

By Darshan M D

Nov 17, 2020

Great Class!

By Yijie R

Jul 19, 2020

Vert Useful!