[October 14, 2014] |
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Learn About Stocks and Bonds in Free Stanford GSB Online Course
STANFORD, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
With the stock market slumping since mid-September, investors are once
again left with the perplexing problem of how to understand the
relationship between stocks, bonds, and global economics as they look at
keeping their investment portfolios balanced. In an effort to share more
broadly the dynamics behind investment, the Stanford
Graduate School of Business has launched a free, self-paced online
course open to anyone called "Stocks
and Bonds: Risks and Returns."
Stanford GSB professor Josh Rauh teaches finance fundamentals online in Stocks and Bonds, a free course with high quality infographics that make concepts come alive. (Photo: Business Wire)
Led by Finance Professor Joshua
Rauh, the course focuses on the finance fundamentals behind stocks
and bonds, as well as how to make smart decisions as an investor.
Prospective participants may find more information, including a video
overview, and register for the course here.
"Stocks and bonds have always been a critical part of any investment
portfolio, and my goal is to help people understand how they work so
they can make better decisions about how to invest their assets," says
Rauh, whose research on public pensions has received academic honors and
national media attention. "Participants will learn how stocks and bonds
are valued, what tradeoffs to make when investing in these instruments,
and what they're really getting when they invest."
Content covered by Rauh during the course will include an overview of
the bond market, with special attention to corporate and municipal
bonds; interest rates and their impact on the valuation of treasury
bonds; the fundamentals of the stock market; and an analysis of how to
make smart decisions as an investor. He explains that the course will be
useful to individual investors, as well as those considering a career in
finance or individuals interested in how financial markets work.
Short lecture videos will introduce key financial concepts, followed by
practice exercises to reinforce them. Altogether, the course consists of
five sections, each of which contains approximately 45 minutes of video
content and one to two hours of practice exercises. Since the course is
self-paced, participants can take as much time as necessary to complete
the work. Finally, a recorded panel discussion featuring Nobel (News - Alert)
Prize-winning economist William Sharpe will delve into greater detail
about asset management.
Educational Technology at Stanford
This massive open online course is part of a larger Stanford Graduate
School of Business (GSB) initiative to use technology to extend its
expertise beyond its physical campus, as well as enhance the on-campus
learning experience. This fall, Stanford GSB faculty are also offering a
massive open online course called "Scaling
Up Your Venture Without Screwing Up," led by Huggy
Rao and Robert
Sutton.
Other offerings include two certificate programs that rely extensively
on the use of online and distance education technologies. First, the Stanford
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate is a collaborative
effort between faculty at Stanford GSB and Stanford's School of
Engineering that delivers content exclusively online through a series of
self-paced modules.
The second certificate program, Stanford
Ignite, is a part-time program for nonbusiness, technical
professionals interested in commercializing an idea or moving an idea
forward. It is an in-person program that employs high-definition
distance education technologies to beam Stanford faculty into global
locations including Bangalore, Paris, Santiago, and Beijing.
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