189 views Jul 24, 2023 BUS123 - Introduction to Investments

This initial presentation is a gentle introduction to the concept of investing. You do not need any prior investment experience. Forget everything that you have heard from the talking heads on television and your brother-in-law, the self-anointed financial wizard. We start from the very beginning with the simple question, "What is an investment?"

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81 views Jul 26, 2023 BUS123 - Introduction to Investments

What are the major investment asset classes? What returns can we reasonably expect from each over the long term? What risks are involved with each investment type? This presentation will answer these preliminary questions about the major investment types from a general perspective. Relax. We will get into the details about each as the course progresses.

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Here it is! The entire semester in a nutshell. This session goes into detail about the relationship between risk and return. We cover the widely used, yet imperfect measurement for risk, standard deviation, and show how historically, the investments with the highest rates of return have demonstrated the greatest risk.

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37 views Jul 26, 2023 BUS123 - Introduction to Investments

Short-term investments are often simply referred to as cash. These instruments are very liquid and safe, often guaranteed. They should be used only when you need your money soon, within a year or so, maybe up to 2 or even 3 years for some people.

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