10-30-2014, 08:35 AM
Any of those strategies can be successful or fail spectacularly over a 1 or 2 semester course. Did they make you do any back tests, forward projections, compare the different methodologies?
No. It was basically a "run a portfolio, make a presentation detailing your performance and strategy." I remember being one of the few to actually have a long term strategy.
did you think you came away from that course with a better understanding of how markets work and the strategies one can employ? Which strategies seem to be the most productive?
Better understanding, yes. But in the back of my mind, I knew successful investors didn't use CAPM,MPT or Beta, so I wasn't too happy about them spending a great of time on them. I did have a professor who focused on DCF and valuation. So I tried to take him as much as possible. Coincidentally, he had the most "real world" experience and managed a portfolio for a private equity group.
No. It was basically a "run a portfolio, make a presentation detailing your performance and strategy." I remember being one of the few to actually have a long term strategy.
did you think you came away from that course with a better understanding of how markets work and the strategies one can employ? Which strategies seem to be the most productive?
Better understanding, yes. But in the back of my mind, I knew successful investors didn't use CAPM,MPT or Beta, so I wasn't too happy about them spending a great of time on them. I did have a professor who focused on DCF and valuation. So I tried to take him as much as possible. Coincidentally, he had the most "real world" experience and managed a portfolio for a private equity group.