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Introduction to Finance: Alpha and Beta Coefficients, CAPM, R-Square and Regression Analysis

Fall 2022 Finance

Introduction to Finance, Presented by the ERM Program
May 28 –  August 27, 2022
Time for all workshops: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET

The Introduction to Finance Seminar covers various finance related concepts such as Time Value of Money, Stock and Bond Return Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Valuations, as well as an overview of the capital markets. Students are welcome to attend any seminar. The seminars are grouped into 4 main themes of finance as follows:

• Modern Portfolio Analysis
• Capital Markets
• Financial Statement Analysis & Corporate Valuation
• Financial Risk Management.

How To Join a Session
Click on the Join a Session button at 11:00 am ET on the day of your desired workshop. Each workshop ends at 12:30 pm ET.

Workshop info
Sat. Jun 11 | 11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET
Alpha and Beta Coefficients, CAPM, R-Square and Regression Analysis
Seeking Alpha or “beating” the market is the investor’s number one objective. What are the investors minimum return expectations, how is it compared to market and to other asset classes? This seminar will assess the risk or volatility of a portfolio of stocks to understand such movements versus market movements using regression analysis.