Learn how to evaluate stocks the right way, using real valuation methods, financial statement analysis, and the fundamental investing principles that have stood the test of time.
Overview
Syllabus
Stock Investing
- Stock fundamentals
- Stock indices
- Liquidity
- Dividend yields
- Exchange traded funds
Stock Valuation
- Market capitalization
- Enterprise value
- P/E Ratios
- Shortfalls of P/E ratios
- EV/EBITDA multiples
- Intro to DCF modeling
- CAPM and cost of capital
Stock Movements
- Earnings releases
- Analyst earnings estimates
- Economic data
- Interest rates and the Federal Reserve
- Earnings transcripts and company presentations
Bond Investing
- Types of bonds
- Bond prices, yields, and spreads
- Credit ratings and risk
- Bankruptcy
Intro to Real Estate Investing
- Types of real estate assets
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)
- Capitalization rates
- Mortgages and loan-to-value (LTV) ratios
- How does leverage impact returns?
Stock Options
- Call options
- Put options
- Option strategies and hedging
- Black-Scholes Model
Financial Crisis
- Mortgage-backed securities
- Credit default swaps
- How did the housing marketing collapse spread to the major banks and other financial institutions?
- Who is to blame for the financial crisis? (regulators, investment banks, homeowners, mortgage lenders, rating agencies)
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