Corporate Finance: Newsletter – September 22, 2007

Where we are in class…

Where you should be in the project…

Data Notes…

There a number of very good sites that cater to those who want to learn more about risk and return. If you want a simple site to get a sense of the choices when it comes to risk and return models, try the following:

http://www.moneychimp.com/articles/risk/riskintro.htm

Do not get thrown off by the site name. It is very good. If you want more extensive academic references, you can find them listed under chapter 3 of the book.

If you are interested, you can look at the Nobel Committee’s announcement that it had picked Markowitz, Sharpe and Miller for their contributions to finance:

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1990/press.html

You can also link to the lectures that each of them gave.

Miscellaneous FAQs

When is the quiz again, and is it open book?

The quiz is on October 15 from 3.30-4. It is open book and open notes.

How do I prepare for the quiz?

You can start working through the problems at the end of chapters 3 and 4. You will find more practice problems on my web site.

Will the quiz look just like the practice quizzes?

Pretty much, but it will have a twist (something you have not seen before)