Best Free MOOCs In Business For October by: Jeff Schmitt on September 29, 2016 | | 2,920 Views September 29, 2016 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Portfolio Selection and Risk Management School: Rice University Platform: Coursera Registration Link: CLICK HERE Start Date: October 31, 2016 Workload: Not Specified Instructor: Aruz Ozuguz Credentials: Ozuguz is a visiting assistant professor to Rice. Holding a Ph.D. in INSEAD, she has previously taught at the University of Texas-Dallas, the University of North Carolina, and Queen’s University. Her interests include information economics and international finance, with her recent research being published in the Journal of Financial Economics. Graded: Students must successfully complete all graded assignments to finish the course. Description: Portfolios are a reflection of personality. Their components and allocation reflects how investors view the world —and the risks and tradeoffs they are willing to make. Understanding people is the cornerstone of constructing portfolios. In this course, according to Ozuguz, students will master the “the basic principles underlying optimal portfolio construction, diversification, and risk management. [They’ll] start by acquiring the tools to characterize an investor’s risk and return trade-off. [They’ll] next analyze how a portfolio choice problem can be structured and learn how to solve for and implement the optimal portfolio solution. Finally, [they’ll] learn about the main pricing models for equilibrium asset prices.” Review: No reviews. Previous Page Continue ReadingPage 9 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.