Capstone: Build a Winning Investment Portfolio
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Capstone: Build a Winning Investment Portfolio
This course is part of Investment and Portfolio Management Specialization
Instructor: Jill Foote
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There are 6 modules in this course
Put your investment and portfolio management knowledge to the test through five weeks of hands-on investment experiences:
β’ Developing and managing your own simulated investment portfolio, resulting in a peer-graded report covering portfolio strategy, analysis, and performance β’ Advising case study clients on a variety of investment topics, essentially acting as an investment advisor in a simulated environment recommending strategies for and changes in portfolios based on challenges and issues faced by your clients β’ Using the sophisticated web-based analytical tools of Silicon Cloud Technologies LLCβs Portfolio Visualizer including portfolio mean variance optimization, historical and forecasted efficient frontiers, Fama-French factor models, and many more Your capstone experiences are directly applicable to managing real world investment portfolios and the final report can be shared with family, friends, and potential or current employers. By the end of the capstone project, you will have incorporated concepts from all four courses, including: β’ Analyzing multiple asset classes β’ Asset allocation and risk management β’ Current market trends β’ Behavioral finance β’ Investment styles and strategies β’ Financial market innovation β’ Investment performance evaluation
In Module 1, Capstone learners will research, develop and implement an asset allocation strategy for a $1 million simulated policy portfolio using a provided list of ETF assets covering US and global equities, fixed income, real estate, and commodities.
What's included
8 videos7 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
8 videosβ’Total 48 minutes
- Meet the Professorβ’2 minutes
- Welcome and introduction to the Capstoneβ’7 minutes
- Welcome and introduction to Module 1β’4 minutes
- Using Portfolio Visualizer β Historical Efficient Frontierβ’7 minutes
- Using Portfolio Visualizer β Mean Variance Optimizationβ’6 minutes
- Overview of the Simulated Investment Management System (SIMS)β’6 minutes
- SIMS Usage β Module #1β’10 minutes
- Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)β’7 minutes
7 readingsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Capstone Syllabusβ’10 minutes
- Pre-Course Surveyβ’10 minutes
- Portfolio Visualizer Websiteβ’10 minutes
- Sim Portfolio Objectives, Activities, System and Grading β Overview & Module #1β’10 minutes
- Simulated Portfolio Management System (SIMS)β’10 minutes
- Copying and Pasting Graphics into Excelβ’10 minutes
- CFAI Investment Policyβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Module #1 Self-Assessment of Understandingβ’30 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Required Forum - Risk and Returnsβ’10 minutes
- Optional Forum β Module #1 Sim Portfolioβ’10 minutes
In this module, we will analyze and develop a view on macroeconomic trends that impact investment portfolios, will forecast near-term returns on simulated portfolio asset classes, and will make any needed tactical shifts to the policy portfolios.
What's included
5 videos3 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
5 videosβ’Total 29 minutes
- Welcome and Introduction to Module #2β’2 minutes
- Macroeconomic Analysisβ’6 minutes
- Forecasting Asset Class Returnsβ’9 minutes
- Using Portfolio Visualizer β Forecasted Efficient Frontierβ’5 minutes
- SIMS Usageβ’6 minutes
3 readingsβ’Total 30 minutes
- Portfolio Visualizer Websiteβ’10 minutes
- Sim Portfolio Objectives, Activities, and Gradingβ’10 minutes
- Resources for US Market and Economic Data / Analysisβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Module #2 Self-Assessment of Understandingβ’30 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Required Forum - Market Expectationsβ’10 minutes
- Optional Forum - Module #2 Sim Portfolioβ’10 minutes
This module, learners will advise case study clients on changes needed in their portfolios and investment behavior which demonstrate behavioral finance biases or puzzles and will also reflect on their own personal biases (either experienced or expected).
What's included
2 videos2 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
2 videosβ’Total 6 minutes
- Welcome and Introduction to Module #3β’2 minutes
- SIMS Usageβ’4 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Sim Portfolio Objectives, Activities, and Gradingβ’10 minutes
- Listing of Biases/Brief Definitionsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Behavioral finance case studiesβ’30 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Required Forum - Behavioral Biasesβ’10 minutes
- Optional Forum - Module #3 Sim Portfolioβ’10 minutes
Learners will advise case study clients on styles of investing, becoming familiar with the use of Fama-French and Carhart factor model.
What's included
2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
2 videosβ’Total 8 minutes
- Welcome and Introduction to Module #4β’1 minute
- Using Portfolio Visualizer β Factor Modelsβ’7 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Portfolio Visualizer Websiteβ’10 minutes
- Investment Style Case Studies Quiz Instructionsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Investment Styles Case Studiesβ’30 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Required Forum - Stylesβ’10 minutes
Learners will evaluate returns and risk on their simulated portfolios and will calculate and evaluate returns and alternative measures of risk to advice case study clients on portfolio selection.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videosβ’Total 9 minutes
- Welcome and Introduction to Module #5β’2 minutes
- SIMS Usageβ’8 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Performance Analysis Case Studies - Mutual Funds Info for Quizβ’10 minutes
- Sim Portfolio Objectives, Activities, and Gradingβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Module 5 Self-Assessment of Understandingβ’30 minutes
- Performance Analysis Case Studiesβ’30 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 10 minutes
- Optional Forum - Module #5 Sim Portfolioβ’10 minutes
Learners will give and receive feedback through peer grading of the Sim Portfolio Final Report, which covers all 5 modules of the Sim Portfolio activities.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 peer review
1 videoβ’Total 1 minute
- Welcome and Introduction to Module #6β’1 minute
3 readingsβ’Total 30 minutes
- Grading Rubric for the Sim Portfolioβ’10 minutes
- Example Sim Portfolio Final Reportβ’10 minutes
- Post-Course Surveyβ’10 minutes
1 peer reviewβ’Total 120 minutes
- Sim Portfolioβ’120 minutes
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Reviewed on Aug 14, 2017
A practical approach in managing investment portfolio.
Reviewed on Mar 15, 2018
Thank you Professor Jill Foote and the course team for a practical, well-organized, carefully crafted and clearly presented course.
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