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In this course, you will dive into the concepts of rationality and irrationality and understand how they impact our investment decisions and what the consequences can be at the market level.
You will first explore the different biases that we, as humans, are subjected to when facing investment decisions and how they may impact the outcomes of these decisions. Moreover, you will see how emotions and ethical concerns such as honesty and trust influence market participants. When they are considered as a group rather than individually, you will discover how rationality and irrationality can drive asset prices to and away from their fair value. Finally, you will be presented with different portfolio construction methodologies and investment styles that make up the landscape of today's portfolio management industry. 

At key points throughout the course, you will benefit from the practical knowledge of experts from our corporate partner, UBS, in how to build and manage clients' portfolios.

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Portfolio Construction
Investment Style
Cognitive Bias
Investment

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

1 hour to complete

General Introduction and Key Concepts

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 36 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Why you should choose this course2m

An example: buying is easy, but when is it a good time to sell? - Buying7m

An example: buying is easy, but when is it a good time to sell? - Holding3m

An example: buying is easy, but when is it a good time to sell? - Selling10m

The key things you need to know to define your investment profile - UBS guest speaker4m

What you will learn in this Module1m

Rational decision making7m

2 readings

Course syllabus5m

Glossary10m

3 practice exercises

Practice quiz on the relevant content of Course 1 (Understanding Financial Markets)10m

Guess 2/3 of the average2m

Graded quiz on the content of Week 110m

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

How Individuals Make Financial Decisions

2 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 83 min)

15 videos

How our brain may misinterpret information4m

The basic steps in investment2m

Biases when choosing which assets to look at3m

Biases when processing financial information4m

Biases when rebalancing you portfolio4m

Biases when evaluating performance2m

Wrap up3m

How our emotions impact our investment decisions4m

Why we trade6m

What can we learn from this?9m

The role of media in financial markets10m

Honesty and trust in investment decision making - Study design10m

Honesty and trust in investment decision making - Study results5m

Impact Investing - UBS guest speaker4m

Are emotions always a bad thing in investing?4m

1 practice exercise

Graded quiz on the content of Week 210m

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Market Efficiency, Bubbles & Crises

In this third week, we will have a look at investors’ behavior as a group. How does it impact asset prices? How do these prices reflect available information? What does it imply for the profitability of some trading strategies? What can go wrong in this price formation process and how can (and did) it cause financial bubbles and crises? This week also features as special guest: Prof. Jean-Pierre Danthine, former vice-chairman of the Swiss National Bank, who will offer insights into some of these issues.

3 hours to complete

18 videos (Total 138 min)

18 videos

What you will learn in this Module53s

Defining market efficiency6m

Testing for the efficient market hypothesis: Weak form7m

Testing for the efficient market hypothesis: Semi strong form6m

Testing for the efficient market hypothesis: Strong form4m

Overview of different origins of financial crises3m

A first example for the development and fallout of a real crisis: the VW scandal4m

A second example for the development and fallout of a real crisis: oil shocks - 1970s8m

A second example for the development and fallout of a real crisis: oil shocks - 2000s6m

A first example of an anticipation crisis: 1987 - The "Fed Model"9m

A first example of an anticipation crisis: 1987 - The crash8m

A second example of an anticipation crisis: 200010m

The perfect storm: the global financial crisis - Global imbalances9m

The perfect storm: the global financial crisis - Policy errors9m

The perfect storm: the global financial crisis - Lax regulation7m

How do central banks deal with the issue of financial (in)stability? - Course 1 recap10m

How do central banks deal with the issue of financial (in)stability? - Asset prices8m

An interview with Prof. Jean-Pierre Danthine16m

2 practice exercises

Graded quiz on market efficiency10m

Graded quiz on the origins of financial bubbles and crises10m

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Portfolio Construction and Investment Styles

In this final week, we will look at two main portfolio construction methodologies: top-down and bottom-up. We will see how they differ but also how they can be combined. In the second lesson, we will review some important investment styles that are commonly used in the portfolio management industry. In this final lesson, you will also be given the opportunity to experiment with different trading strategies and compare your results with fellow learners.

2 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 87 min)

11 videos

What you will learn in this Module5m

Building a portfolio the top-down way – Definition8m

Building a portfolio the top-down way – Use7m

Building a portfolio the top-down way – Importance6m

Portfolio construction via bottom-up - UBS guest speaker7m

Value versus growth12m

Fundamental or quantitative driven style? - UBS guest speaker3m

Contrarian versus momentum - Momentum10m

Contrarian versus momentum - Contrarian8m

Core & satellite11m

Thematic investing - UBS guest speaker3m

2 practice exercises

Graded quiz on portfolio construction10m

Graded quiz on investment styles10m

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by ASDec 30, 2016

Great adventure to deeper understanding and building new investor`s goals and opportunities. One of the best classes I ever seen. Thank you very much!

by RSJun 29, 2020

Lots of learning in this course. All the lessons were interesting. Loved the way Professor Michel taught and also loved his inverted graphs. Thank you all.

by DADec 4, 2016

One of the best courses I've found about investment strategies and styles. It was also very interesting the impact of emotions and cognitive biases in our investment decisions. Highly recommended.

by CLJun 6, 2022

This course is excellent both in the teaching materials and the way of teaching.

The professors and the guest speakers are very experienced in their subject matter.

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About the Investment Management Specialization

In this Specialization, you will understand how investment strategies are designed to reach financial goals in a global context. You will learn the theory that underlies strong investment decisions, as well as practical, real-world skills that you can apply when discussing investment proposals with your advisor, managing your personal assets or your client’s investment portfolio. You will start by developing a global understanding of financial markets and what impacts rational and irrational behaviors have in finance at the micro and macro levels. You will then learn how to adequately build and manage a portfolio with a long-term view while gaining an appreciation for novel research advances in finance and related areas as well as future trends that are shaping the investment management industry. In the final Capstone Project, you will create a sensible 5-year investment plan that accounts for an investor's goals and constraints in a dynamic economic landscape. Key speakers from UBS, our corporate partner, will contribute to this specialization by providing you with practical insights they have gathered through years of experience working for the world’s largest wealth manager.

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Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
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The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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University of Geneva- Michel Girardin

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

General Introduction and Key Concepts

How Individuals Make Financial Decisions

Market Efficiency, Bubbles & Crises

Portfolio Construction and Investment Styles

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University of Geneva- Michel Girardin

University of Geneva- Kerstin Preuschoff

University of Geneva- Olivier Scaillet

University of Geneva- Philip Valta

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

General Introduction and Key Concepts

How Individuals Make Financial Decisions

Market Efficiency, Bubbles & Crises

Portfolio Construction and Investment Styles

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