Investment Management Coursera

Overview

In this Investment Management Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Geneva, you will understand how investment strategies are designed to reach financial goals in a global context. 

You will learn the theory that underlies strong investment decisions,  as well as practical, real-world skills that you can apply when discussing investment proposals with your advisor, managing your personal assets or your client’s investment portfolio.

Key facts

• You will start by developing a global understanding of financial markets  and what impacts rational and irrational behaviors have in finance at  the micro and macro levels. 

• You will then learn  how to adequately build and manage a portfolio with a long-term view  while gaining an appreciation for novel research advances in finance and related areas as well as  future trends that are shaping the investment management industry. 

• In the final Capstone Project, you will create a sensible 5-year investment  plan  that accounts for an investor's goals and constraints in a dynamic economic landscape. 

• Key speakers from UBS, our corporate partner, will contribute to this specialization by providing you with practical insights they have gathered through years of experience working for the world’s largest wealth manager.

Skills you'll gain

• Finance

• Investment Management

• Leadership and Management

• Risk Management

• Strategy

• Decision Making

• Strategy and Operations

• Probability & Statistics

• Mathematical Theory & Analysis