VestU 101 - Investment Principles
What you'll learn
- You will learn about and understand the key principles of investing. This essential knowledge serves as a foundation for all investors.
Requirements
- None
Description
Investment Principles covers an array of important topics including compounding and inflation, the true nature of stocks and bonds, diversification, volatility, and how the investment industry organizes investment products. Various types of investment mistakes and their impact are examined in detail along with methods to avoid them.
Successful investors capture the investment returns in financial markets when they occur, and adjust their portfolio periodically to retain their personal risk/reward preference.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in improving their investment outcomes.
Course content
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Instructor
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- 4.2 Instructor Rating
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- 95 Students
- 3 Courses
Michael Patrick holds two degrees from Harvard University (B.A. and MBA) and has been investing professionally for 30 plus years. He supervised large endowments as Executive Vice Chancellor for Asset Management at The University of Texas System and as Chief Investment Officer for The Meadows Foundation. He currently runs an investment consulting firm in Dallas advising foundations and charitable organizations.
He has served on the board of directors of numerous companies including Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM), where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee for over 15 years. On April 1, 2016 Cameron International Corporation was acquired by Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB). He served in the U.S. Navy as a diving and demolition officer with a final rank of Lieutenant.
Ted Patrick holds an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and has been writing software professionally for over 25 years. He currently runs a software consulting firm in Austin, Texas. His employment experience includes Adobe Systems, Barnes & Noble, Sencha Inc. and several startups.