NBA 5450

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NBA 5450
The Search for Alpha

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course is intended primarily for more advanced students in finance and students interested in investing/investment management.The course presumes an understanding of basic corporate finance theory, introductory accounting, financial analysis and an particularly an interest in financial markets. We will be covering several topics including active and passive investing, ETFs, fundamentals based quantitative investing and short-selling. I expect this course to be useful for students planning for careers in investment banking, investment management, wealth management, corporate management, private equity, venture capital, security analysis, credit analysis, consulting, or public accounting.


Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

When Offered Spring.

Comments  This course complements NBA 5060 (financial statement analysis), NBA 5110 (financial modeling), intermediate accounting and NBA 5090 (advanced financial statement analysis). You might consider taking these if you want to increase your knowledge in the area.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12300 NBA 5450   LEC 001

    • W
    • Mar 12 - May 17, 2025

    • Bhojraj, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Professional Studies (MPS), and graduate students
    Add/Drop Dates: 9:00 am, March 13, 2024 - 11:59 pm, March 20, 2024. Students will be assessed a $100 late fee and be required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after March 20, 2024. If you drop after April 10, 2024, you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees.

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