MBA Alternative Investments

I hear Henry B. Tippie College of Business offered MBA in Alternative Investments , can you tell me about the same???

[Shaleen]

Yes Alternative Investments and Portfolio Strategies is MBA Elective Course offered by B. Tippie College of Business, on your demand here I am telling about the same :

MBA Alternative Investments course continues from where the Portfolio Management course ends. It begins with a discussion of alternative investments, which include hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital vehicles. The purpose of alternative investments is covered, including the risk/return profile of alternatives and correlations with traditional asset classes.

The specific hedge fund styles, strategies and their risk profiles are introduced. Overall portfolio strategy topics include diversification benefits, management of downside risk, international diversification, behavioral finance, performance measures, and performance attribution analysis.

MBA Alternative Investments course Prerequisite
Business Acumen and Career Development
Marketing Management
Management in Organizations
Corporate Financial Reporting
Business Analytics
Managerial Finance
Ethics and the Law
Managerial Economics
Operations Management
Seminar in International Business (Global Learning Opportunity)
Strategic Management and Policy
Business Integration
Strategic Business Consulting

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Iowa City, IA 52242
United States