Discover Portfolio Diversification and Investment Risk Management in Rice’s Course 2

How do investors choose the optimal asset mix from seemingly endless investment combinations?

In Course 2, learn the basic principles underlying optimal portfolio construction, diversification, and risk management.

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Portfolio Selection and Risk Management (Course 2)

In this course, you’ll acquire the tools to characterize an investor’s risk and return trade-off. You will analyze how a portfolio choice problem can be structured and learn how to solve for and implement the optimal portfolio solution. Finally, you will learn about the main pricing models for equilibrium asset prices.

Who should attend:

Learners who want to deepen their knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of portfolio management, finance, economics, or related fields.
Individuals looking to enhance their understanding of managing portfolio risk management, optimizing risk-return profiles, and making informed asset allocation decisions.
Finance professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of modern portfolio theory, risk management strategies, and equilibrium asset pricing models

You will be able to:

Calculate and analyze various risk and return metrics for a portfolio of assets, equipping them with the tools to make informed investment decisions and enhance their portfolio risk management skills.
Demonstrate the principles of modern portfolio theory, particularly the role of portfolio diversification in constructing efficient portfolios that effectively manage risk and identify optimal risk-return trade-offs.
Design and implement optimal asset allocation strategies for portfolio choice problems by considering investor risk preferences and utilizing equilibrium asset pricing models to evaluate investment opportunities.

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MEET YOUR RICE PROFESSOR

Arzu Ozoguz

Dr. Arzu Ozoguz developed this specialization while she was a visiting assistant professor of finance at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Her research interests include the areas of investments, corporate finance, and information economics. Her work focuses on how the information environment in financial markets affects the dynamics of asset prices and the cross-section of stock returns. More recently, she has been studying the interaction between the information in stock prices and firms’ real investment decisions.

Jill Foote

Professor Jill Foote retired from Rice University after 19 years as a Senior Lecturer teaching MBA students how to manage real $ investment funds in stocks and bonds in Rice's Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business. She was also Director of the Rice Business Finance Center. Prior to Rice, Dr. Foote worked at Goldman Sachs in New York for many years. She is currently helping Second Baptist School create Schools of Distinction for high school students featuring experiential learning immersed in a Biblical worldview. She has a PhD from Fordham University, an M.A. from NYU, and a B.A. from Rice, all in Economics, as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.