In finance, investment is the commitment of funds by buying securities or other monetary or paper (financial) assets in the money markets or capital markets, or in fairly liquid real assets, such as gold, real estate, or collectibles. The ability to navigate through choice of instruments and timing of positions are key skill that must be learnt in order to succeed in this department

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Apply a sharp edge skill  to enhance their success in investment practices;
• Analyse risk better than before;
• Avoid bad decisions;
• Optimise profit oriented deals.

Course Outline

• Understanding the fundamentals of investment
• Understanding Investor Behavior
• Regret Theory
• Mental Accounting
• Prospect/Loss Aversion Theory
• Over/Underreacting
• Understanding Interest Rates, Inflation, and the Bond Market
• Measures of Risk
• Calculation of a Bond's Yield and Price
• Short-Term, Long Term Interest Rates and Inflation Expectations
• The Timing of a Bond's Cash Flows and Interest Rates
• Understanding the fund management process
• Portfolio Management
• Asset Allocation
• Risk vs. Return
• Portfolio Protection In Diversification and Discipline
• Linkage between economic activity and investment markets
• Analyzing Equity Fund management style
• Some portfolio skills
• The Portfolio Management Process
• Capital Market Theory
• Portfolio Management Strategies, Styles and Techniques