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ECON 305 - Investments (4)

An examination of concepts and methods used by financial market analysts and investors. Topics include the basics of personal investing, financial market organization and structure, the measurement and interpretation of risk, the relationship between risk and return, the time value of money, and the technical, efficient market, and dividend discount investment strategies. Prerequisites: ECON 103 and satisfaction of the Core Curriculum Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Spring.