Spring 2024 Finance B8301 section 001

The Case for Boring: Investing in Invest

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Call Number 14418
Day & Time
Location
M 2:20pm-5:35pm
640 Kravis Hall
Points 1.5
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Ellen Carr
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course provides a primer on analyzing investment grade corporate bonds. It takes an investor perspective (to evaluate / quantify risk-reward across various IG corporate industries and companies) and a management perspective (to identify optimal capital structure/credit ratings). The course incorporates guest speakers from various functionalities on the buy side (portfolio managers, analysts, and traders), the sell side (underwriters, sales/trading/research), and the management side (treasurers). It will include an overview of “crossover” corporate bonds (falling angels/rising stars), LBO targets, ESG instruments such as green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds, and “corporate-adjacent” bonds (ABS, CMBS, munis). Students will gain exposure to both top-down and bottom-up approaches to IG corporate
bond research and analysis.

Web Site Vergil
Department Finance
Enrollment 43 students (68 max) as of 5:05PM Sunday, December 8, 2024
Subject Finance
Number B8301
Section 001
Division School of Business
Open To Business, Engineering:Graduate, Journalism
Section key 20241FINC8301B001