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Investment Management FIN 710 Fall 2020 Lee Business School University of Nevada, Las Vegas Instructor: Email: Phone: Class Schedule: Class Delivery: Office: Office Hours: Course Website:

Zihan Ye, Ph.D. [email protected] 702 895 1184 Tu Th 5:30PM - 6:45PM Online and Synchronous BEH 537 Tu Th 4:00PM – 5:00PM (online) Hosted by the WebCampus portal at https://webcampus.unlv.edu/

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to equip students with tools for investment management. Topics include basics of investments, mutual funds, portfolio optimization, behavioral finance, the theory of asset pricing models, equity valuation, bond pricing, etc. Learning Outcomes: This course prepares students for a career in financial planning, investment advising, professional money management, security analysis, and investment banking. In the process, engaged students will: 1. Develop a deep grasp of the investment environment and financial instruments 2. Be able to apply financial theory to solve the issues and problems of investment management. 3. Acquire the analytical tools necessary for valuation of various financial securities Prerequisites: MBA 765 or approval of the Director of MBA Programs Course Structure This course is designed to be entirely delivered online through Canvas. You will use your ACE account to login to the course on Webcampus. If you have not set up an ACE account yet, please contact the OIT Help Desk. In Canvas, you will access online lessons, course materials, recordings, and other resources designed to deliver course content. Course Materials • Bodie, Kane and Marcus, Investments, 2021, 12th Edition, Irwin-McGraw-Hill -- REQUIRED • The Wall Street Journal – RECOMMENDED • Malkiel, 2015, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, 11th edition – RECOMMENDED Exams and Grading • Mutual fund research: 5% • Stock research:15% 1

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Case study analysis: 15% Midterm exam: 20% Final exam: 30% Problem sets: 15%

1). Course grades will generally be assigned as following: Percentage Grade 92 - 100 A 90 -...