This course is part of the Investment Management Specialization

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University of Geneva- Michel Girardin

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Investment Management SpecializationUniversity of Geneva

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In this Capstone project, you will have to choose between three different characters (each with a unique set of financial constraints and objectives) and design an appropriate wealth plan for them over the next 5 years.
You will have to use the knowledge you gained in each of the four preceding courses to reach that objective. Indeed, you will need to know which assets to consider and how to manage them depending on changes in the economic outlook (Course 1), how to evaluate and deal with your character's emotional biases in order to suggest them a wealth strategy they will be able to follow (Course 2), how to build an optimal portfolio and manage its risk once the strategy has been designed (Course 3) and how to adequately measure the performance of your plan while taking advantage of investment vehicles and future trends in the investment management industry to further your character's goals (Course 4).

This Capstone project was designed in collaboration with UBS, our corporate partner, who benefits from years of experience in guiding clients with their wealth planning.

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Investment Management Specialization

Approx. 13 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Investment Management
Microsoft Excel
Finance
Investment

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Investment Management Specialization

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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University of Geneva- Michel Girardin

Lecturer in Macro-Finance - Project Leader for the "Investment Management" specialization

Geneva Finance Research Institute

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Client Profile

3 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 90 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

16 videos

Welcoming video & project overview3m

Client profile - Quick recap - part 110m

Client profile - Quick recap - part 210m

The basic steps in investment2m

Cognitive biases when choosing which assets to look at3m

Cognitive biases when processing financial information4m

Cognitive biases when rebalancing your portfolio4m

Cognitive biases when evaluating performance2m

Wrap-up3m

How our emotions impact our investment decisions4m

Why we trade6m

What can we learn from this?9m

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

The path from an investor's profile to his/her optimal investment strategy - UBS guest speaker2m

How our age and wealth affect our investment profile - Main views8m

How our age and wealth affect our investment profile - Robo-advisors8m

1 reading

Pick a client!10m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Investment Policy

3 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 85 min)

13 videos

Overview of the milestone2m

Risk as volatility?4m

The risk-return trade-off - UBS guest speaker5m

Measuring our risk tolerance5m

Distribution of returns - Graphical representation8m

Distribution of returns - Numbers5m

The impact of correlation - The benefits of diversification5m

The impact of correlation - Maximizing diversification6m

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

Key drivers of tactical asset allocation - Goals8m

Key drivers of tactical asset allocation - Implementation4m

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

First Reporting and Rebalancing

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 34 min)

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Final Reporting

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 47 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM PLANNING YOUR CLIENT'S WEALTH OVER A 5-YEAR HORIZON

by BSJan 14, 2020

This was a great course. I expanded my skills using Microsoft excel and how to calculate investment returns and improve the performance due to market changes.

by SKSep 3, 2017

Excellent practical usage and apply of the specialization material!

by IOOct 30, 2016

Great capstone with practical application of concepts learned I the prior 4 courses. I would love to have a part 2 with more advanced concepts.

by JHJun 1, 2021

Excellent course for those that want to have more than an approach to finance and investment

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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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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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