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BSAD 282: Security valuation and portfolio selection

BSAD 282: Security valuation and portfolio selection. Kevin C.H. Chiang Ph.D. Kevin C.H. Chiang. My vita is on my website. Research: real estate investment trusts, real estate mutual funds, investment companies (e.g., mutual funds), portfolio management, asset pricing.

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BSAD 282: Security valuation and portfolio selection

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  1. BSAD 282: Security valuation and portfolio selection Kevin C.H. Chiang Ph.D.

  2. Kevin C.H. Chiang • My vita is on my website. • Research: real estate investment trusts, real estate mutual funds, investment companies (e.g., mutual funds), portfolio management, asset pricing. • Experience: portfolio research director, security analyst, editor, columnist, journalist. • Ph.D., 2000, LSU.

  3. Textbook • Investment Science, by D.G. Luenberger, Oxford. • Required. • Why this book? (1) The book cover is green, (2) on page 166, “this is a beautiful result” . • An advanced book, well written. • Luenberger is a professor of Engineering at Stanford University.

  4. Electronic notes (PowerPoint) • Available on my course website. • They serve as the basis for lectures and exams.

  5. Assigned (Journal) articles • If they are assigned, you really need to read them (particularly my papers) before the class. Expect them in the exams as well. • These papers were mostly published in Financial Analysts Journals. They tend to be short and easy to read.

  6. Office hours • Kalkin 315. • Open door policy. • E-mail is the preferred method of telecommunication.

  7. Grades and policies • No curve. • No individual bonus assignment. • Keep all the returned, graded assignments and exams; this is your responsibility. • If you do not like what you earn, talk to me within a week. • No late assignments, except for University allowable reasons.

  8. 2 exams • A total of 50% of your grade. • Not cumulative, i.e., the final is not comprehensive. • Rather short: 30-60 minutes? • Multiple choice questions. • Essays. • Calculations. • A review sheet before the exam. • A formula sheet.

  9. Group research project (GRP) • 25% of your grade. • No more than 4 students in a group. • A typed report, 5-10 pages. • E-mail me the topic by the end of the third week of the semester. • Some groups need to do presentation; group bonus. • MBA students need to do a much better, advanced job.

  10. Individual quizzes, assignments, etc. • 25% of your grade. • To be assigned in the class.

  11. Policies and Suggestions • Get good internships. • Join an investment club. • Participate in a research project. • No mobile phone. • MBA students are graded separately.

  12. Please tell me about yourself • Name. • A senior? • Your major? • What do you want to do after you get your degree? • Pursuing an advanced degree?

  13. Enjoy the syllabus day • Good bye.

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