Study Guide
Course Syllabus
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FINA 460 - Investments
Fall 2014, INSTRUCTOR: HYUNA PARK
SECTION 01 – MONDAY and WEDNESDAY – 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – MH208
SECTION 02 – MONDAY and WEDNESDAY – 12:30 AM to 1:45 PM – AH205
Office Hours in MH 259
Mondays and Wednesdays 10:50 – 11:20 AM and 1:50 – 3:10 PM
Online Office Hours Using Skype or GoToMeeting
Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1 – 4:30 PM
Office
Hours
My Skype name is hyuna.park1. If you want to use my Skype office hours, send me an e-mail at least 24 hours in advance including i) your Skype name and ii) the time when you want me to call you. GoToMeeting option will also be available and the instruction will be posted on D2L.
e-mail
hyuna.park@mnsu.edu
Objectives
FINA 460 is a demanding course, but serious students will learn a lot about making good investment decisions. However, you should note that “Investments do not translate into how to make a killing in the stock market.” Financial market history strongly suggests that no approaches to investing are simultaneously i) easy to apply, ii) legal, and iii) consistently successful. If successful investing were easy, we would all be rich. We should start with realistic expectations, and knowing what to avoid is as important as knowing what to do. You should also note that FINA 460 covers theoretical topics such as the modern portfolio theory and efficient market hypotheses as well as practical aspects of investing. Those theories may not provide a great practical investment value, but these topics provide useful background information. This course emphasizes a quantitative and problem-solving approach to enable you to understand the following;
•
•
investment terminology and investment environment;
knowledge of the capital market and its process, the role of stock exchanges and bond markets in allocating capital, and trading practices in the investment
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FINA 460 - Investments
Fall 2014, INSTRUCTOR: HYUNA PARK
SECTION 01 – MONDAY and WEDNESDAY – 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM – MH208
SECTION 02 – MONDAY and WEDNESDAY – 12:30 AM to 1:45 PM – AH205
Office Hours in MH 259
Mondays and Wednesdays 10:50 – 11:20 AM and 1:50 – 3:10 PM
Online Office Hours Using Skype or GoToMeeting
Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1 – 4:30 PM
Office
Hours
My Skype name is hyuna.park1. If you want to use my Skype office hours, send me an e-mail at least 24 hours in advance including i) your Skype name and ii) the time when you want me to call you. GoToMeeting option will also be available and the instruction will be posted on D2L.
hyuna.park@mnsu.edu
Objectives
FINA 460 is a demanding course, but serious students will learn a lot about making good investment decisions. However, you should note that “Investments do not translate into how to make a killing in the stock market.” Financial market history strongly suggests that no approaches to investing are simultaneously i) easy to apply, ii) legal, and iii) consistently successful. If successful investing were easy, we would all be rich. We should start with realistic expectations, and knowing what to avoid is as important as knowing what to do. You should also note that FINA 460 covers theoretical topics such as the modern portfolio theory and efficient market hypotheses as well as practical aspects of investing. Those theories may not provide a great practical investment value, but these topics provide useful background information. This course emphasizes a quantitative and problem-solving approach to enable you to understand the following;
•
•
investment terminology and investment environment;
knowledge of the capital market and its process, the role of stock exchanges and bond markets in allocating capital, and trading practices in the investment