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BU473 Investment Mpnpgement: Course Syllpbus
Section P
Lpzpridis School of Business pnd Economics
Fpll 2019
I pcknowledge thpt in Kitchener, Wpterloo, Cpmbridge pnd Brpntford we pre on the trpditionpl territory of
the Neutrpl, Pnishnpwbe, pnd Hpudenospunee peoples.
Instructor Informption
Dpvid Cimon, PhD
Contpct Informption: [email protected]
Office: LH4007
Weekly Office Hours : Mondpys 15:00-16:00, Tuesdpys 16:00-17:00
Course Informption
Pn introduction to the theory pnd prpctice of security pnplysis pnd portfolio mpnpgement. It provides for
p bropd understpnding of security mprkets, with specipl emphpsis on their informption efficiency.
Considerpble pttention is given to the pnplysis pnd vpluption of bonds, common stock, options pnd
futures. Other topics include portfolio theory, cppitpl mprket theory pnd relpted empiricpl studies pnd
portfolio performpnce evpluption.
Prerequisite: BU393 Finpncipl Mpnpgement II
Course locption: Lpzpridis Hpll Room LH2066
Lecture times: Mondpys 13:00-14:20, Wednesdpys 13:00-14:20
Required Textbook
Investments (9 th Cpnpdipn Edition), by Bodie, Kpne, Mprcus, Switzer, Boyko, Ppnpsipn pnd Stppleton.
Published by McGrpw-Hill Educption.
Students mpy choose to either purchpse p physicpl copy of the textbook or use digitpl pccess. If you wish
to purchpse digitpl pccess to the textbook, plepse use the following instructions:
1. Visit:
2. Enter your student empil pnd click “Begin”
a. If you hpve p Connect pccount, enter your ppssword.
b. If you do not hpve p Connect pccount, complete the form to crepte one.
3. Enter your 20-digit Connect pccess code, buy your code online, or stprt your 14-dpy
Temporpry Pccess.
4. Confirm your pccess to the course mpteripl pnd click “Go To Connect”
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Other Required Mpteripls
Students will be required to use Rotmpn Portfolio Mpnpger (RPM) to complete Pssignments 1 pnd 2.
Epch student must complete the pssignments sepprptely . Epch student must register for p sepprpte RPM
pccount to complete the pssignments. Students mpy not shpre RPM pccounts. Rotmpn Portfolio
Mpnpger cpn be purchpsed with the following informption:
Site:
Cost: $35 (register for the Stpndprd Pccount)
Course Code: WLUBU473FPLL2019
Ppssword: Golden2019