This session explores the securities markets, sources of information,
risk/return, debt and equities, stocks, bonds, options, futures and
security analysis. It will increase basic knowledge as to how money and
capital markets operate, how to conduct investment and financial
research, and how to evaluate the risks and rates of return for various
types of investment.
Learning Objectives
Describe the three phases in the investment process Explain the importance of psychology to successful investing Explain the impact modern portfolio theory has on investing Critique the efficient market hypothesis, and its implications for technical and fundamental analysis Compare and contrast stock and bond market indices to include weightings and composition Create procedures to implement dollar cost averaging Create procedures to implement dollar cost averaging Formulate the relationship between a bond's par (face) value, market price, coupon rate, maturity and YTM Compute your client's holding period and annual compound rate of return on an investment over a specific time frame
Major Topics
Securities markets Debts and equities Capital markets
Course Level
Intermediate
CPE Field of Study
Specialized Knowledge and Applications*
3
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the area of investment planning.
