Welcome To
Honors Finance and Investments
Cindy Yingling
Overview
•An introduction to:
• Financial Institutions
• Investments
• Management
Textbook
• TEXTBOOK SELECTION
• Basic Finance: An Introduction to
Financial Institutions, Investments &
Management
• 2007 copyright
• Herbert B. Mayo –
The College of New Jersey
Course Information
• Course Delivery
• Textbook Chapters and
Notes/PowerPoint's
• Chapter Reviews and Tests
• Arithmetic Calculations Practice
• Videos/Speakers
• Current Events
Content
• The role of financial
markets
• The role of money
• The role of interest rates
• The role of investment
bankers
• Financial regulation
• Banking
• The Federal Reserve
• Monetary policy
• Currency
• The time value of
money
• The features of stock
• Stock valuation
• The features of bonds
• Bond pricing and yields
• Convertible securities
• Investment risk
• Investment returns
• Investment companies
• PODCAST
Investment Project
• Semester Project
• Fifty Stocks
• NYSE
• NASDAQ
• Track Prices
• Fridays
• ROI at Conclusion
Current Events Project
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Tuesdays
Read Article
Summarize Article
Present Findings
Success Follows
• Good
attendance
• Punctuality
• Positive attitude
• Organized
notebook
• Wise use of
time
Future Business Leaders of America
• National
Organization
• Leadership
Conferences
• Competitive
Events
Recommended
Courses
• See Program of
Studies on NA
Website