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Cayuga Fund Managers in the Parker Center for Investment Research (PCIR).

Meeting Investors’ Goals

School: University of Geneva

Platform: Coursera

Registration Link: CLICK HERE

Start Date: March 2016

Workload: Not Specified

Instructors: Ā Michel Girardin, Jonas Demaurex, Kerstin Preuschoff, Philip Valta, Rajna Brandon Gibson, Olivier Scaillet

Credentials: The instructors in this course are all members of the University of Genevaā€™s Finance Research Institute (GFRI). They include Girardin, who spent 20 years as a chief economist and chief investment officer in the Swiss banking sector; Scaillet, the vice dean of research at the universityā€™s school of economics and management; and Gibson, the managing director of the GFRI.

Graded: Students can choose to explore course videos, discussions, and ungraded assignments for free, but they wonā€™t be able to submit graded assignments, earn a certificate, or complete a specialization without paying a $119 fee.

Description: People often think in terms of worst case scenarios. They picture depressions during dips ā€“ and sometimes take quick action to mitigate their perceived future losses. Whatā€™s more, they often rely on their biases as a crutch, resulting in them taking shortcuts or relying too much on past experience with viewing the larger context. In this course, student will examine the various biases that hinder investors from earning full value from portfolio. Even more, students will be exposed to ā€œdifferent portfolio construction methodologies and investment stylesā€ to help them better understand how to build and manage client assets and portfolios.Ā  The course will be taught using examples and speakers from the University of Genevaā€™s corporate partner, UBS.

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Additional Background: This course is the first part of an ā€œInvestment Managementā€ specialization, a five course series that covers portfolio and risk management, long-term investing, and understanding financial markets. To learn more about these courses and register for them, click here.

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