Corporate Finance: Newsletter - February 18, 2012

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 March 5 from 10.30-11. It is open book and open notes.

How do I prepare for the quiz?

It is early, but 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)