Learn the basis of effective investing in financial markets used by hedge funds to generate consistent returns

What you'll learn
Basic finance fundamentals for a stable and resilient investment portfolio
Modern Portfolio Theory and its limitations
Efficient Frontier and its usage
Capital Market Line and the use of leverage
Introduction to Risk Parity Concept
Introduction to Multi-Strategy Approach
Simple concepts behind proven quantitative strategies used by hedge funds
See real world performance of proven quantitative strategies used by hedge funds

Requirements
Basic appreciation of risk-return trade-off in investingAn open mind to learn
Description
This is a finance fundamentals course for all aspiring portfolio managers. It is the foundation course for our entire series of courses. You will learn why a well-constructed diversified portfolio is the best approach to generating consistent returns with the least amount of risk.
Using a chronological approach, we will look at how the process of building an investment portfolio has evolved over the years. From the very beginning when the idea first came about, until the latest innovation in building a modern portfolio. Using only conceptual diagrams, this course should cater to all investors from beginners to experts.
We will also use simple short videos to explain the concepts behind some proven quantitative strategies used by hedge funds. This will provide a good introduction for you to move on to our quantitative strategy courses. We will also look at real world performance of these quantitative strategies in the year 2020 which included a once in a century crisis.
Note that the details of the individual strategies are not covered in this course. It is highly recommended that you enroll in at least 2 of the strategy courses, if not all, as they also cover the elementary knowledge behind key investment concepts, financial mathematics, and basic excel skills.
Finally, we also recommend that you enroll in our capstone multi-strategy course after you have completed the individual strategy courses.
After you have finished our entire series of courses, you will be ready to build your very own multi-strategy portfolio!
Who this course is for:Beginner investors who are interested in learning the basic finance fundamentals for building a stable and resilient investment portfolioIntermediate to advance investors who are interested in knowing how multi-strategy hedge funds can achieve stable consistent returns regardless of market conditions