Applied Finance & Economics
Learn the macro data points that an asset manager needs to consider as they make investment decisions. This online course explores the financial markets, monetary systems, US treasuries, indices and more to build a practical understanding of macroeconomics.
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4
Hours to Complete
8
Topics
9
Practical exercises
Applied Finance & Economics includes
- FX market intro
- FX quotes and terms
- Commodities markets intro
- Role of central banks
- Monetary policy
- Fiscal policy
- Govt bonds and terminology
- US govt bonds products
- Govt bonds yield curve
- Global economics – trade advantages
- Global economics – balance of payments
- Stages of the business cycle
- Stages of the business/economic cycle
- Monetary and fiscal policy affect on the business/economic cycle
- Leading indicators
- Coincident indicators
- Lagging indicators
- Price level indicators
- Introduction
- Market value weighted
- Price weighted
- Equally weighted
- Fundamentally weighted
- Fiduciary responsibilities
- ERISA
- UPMIFA
- Regulatory agencies SEC
- Regulatory agencies FINRA
- Regulatory agencies – state agencies
- Cyclical and secular bull and bear markets
- Extremes of equity valuation
- Equity valuation within various secular market cycles
Applied Finance & Economics
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Applied Finance & Economics
4
Hours
5
Topics
9
Practical exercises
1
Exam
This online course studies the impact of the economy, business cycle, central banks, regulation and general market trends on investment decisions. These factors play an important role in “top down” analysis, used to evaluate market conditions before selecting specific companies, securities or asset classes.
Foreign Exchange and Commodities
19 video minutes
0 excel exercises
Video minutes 19
Excel Exercises 0
Monetary Systems
20 video minutes
4 excel exercises
Video minutes 20
Excel Exercises 4
US Treasuries
39 video minutes
5 excel exercises
Video minutes 39
Excel Exercises 5
Understanding Economic Cycles
20 video minutes
0 excel exercises
Video minutes 20
Excel Exercises 0
Macroeconomic Indicators
20 video minutes
0 excel exercises
Video minutes 20
Excel Exercises 0
Equity Indices
11 video minutes
0 excel exercises
Video minutes 11
Excel Exercises 0
US Regulatory Considerations
17 video minutes
0 excel exercises
Video minutes 17
Excel Exercises 0
Global Capital Markets History
11 video minutes
0 excel exercises
Video minutes 11
Excel Exercises 0
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