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04-24-2013, 01:00 PM
It looks like a very typical college intro finance course.
If that is the case, then all such a course does is teach you a bunch of definitions related to interest rates, how bonds work and the variables involved, and how to determine an "optimal" portfolio if you're given certain assumptions (volatility, correlation between securities, etc.) though this Capital Asset Pricing Model means nothing if you don't believe in the assumptions. It's good to learn about this stuff, but the disadvantage is such a course by itself won't really teach you in practical terms which stocks/bonds/funds/etc. to really pick.
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04-24-2013, 06:08 PM
Quote: (04-24-2013 01:00 PM)theArbiter Wrote:
by itself won't really teach you in practical terms which stocks/bonds/funds/etc. to really pick.
No course will. There still appears to be plenty of value in this course.
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04-24-2013, 07:03 PM
If it's a Corp Fin course that focuses on things like CAPM, you should skip it. If it's an investing course, may be worth checking out. Hell, even Fama and French don't back CAPM anymore.
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04-24-2013, 07:04 PM
How can I leverage that on a resume?
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04-28-2013, 10:16 AM
Signed up as well so see how things go with the course.
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04-28-2013, 12:29 PM
Same. I see we're going to have group activities and ability to communicate with other students? Pretty cool I guess.
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07-01-2013, 06:16 AM
I was late for this, but I'd like to know / be notified when such free courses become available. How?
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07-01-2013, 11:46 AM
Quote: (07-01-2013 06:16 AM)xmlenigma Wrote:
I was late for this, but I'd like to know / be notified when such free courses become available. How?
The website has a list of future courses. Here's a few more resources:
http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-16999.html?
http://www.rooshvforum.network/thread-13065.html?
