Course Syllabus Portfolio Theory and Application I Finance Department‚ School of Business Fall 2014 Instructor Information Instructor: Telephone: E-mail: Office Hours: Aimei Zhong‚ CFA‚ CAIA 610-833-2691 (c) aimei.zhong@villanova.edu Monday 8:15 – 8:45pm or by appointment Course Identification Course Numbers: Course Name: Course Location: Class Times: MSF 8640 Portfolio Theory and Applications I Bartley Hall 3069 Monday 5:30pm – 8:15pm Course Description/Overview A hands-on class where students
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value‚ market value‚ fair value‚ etc. Why does Buffett reject them? A: As we all know‚ Buffett does not try to “time the market” —his is a strategy of patient‚ long-term investing. He is used to invest a product in long run. Meanwhile‚ the intrinsic value focuses on the future profitability‚ and then discounts it to the current cash value. That meets Buffett’s investment philosophy. (b) Identify points where you agree and disagree with Buffett. A: Agree‚ The philosophy— Investing behavior
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a whirlpool of strong emotions‚ affecting our own emotions causing us to make irrational decisions. The first order of business to be a value investor is to get a grip on your emotions and approach collapsing stocks in a calm and measured way. Buffett: Be greedy when others are fearful; fearful when others are greedy 3.OBTAIN THE LOWEST AVERAGE
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Warren Buffett Business Masterminds By Robert Heller Introduction • All his investments were channeled through Berkshire Hathaway. • Buffett snubbed high-tech super growth stars and bough massive stakes in ordinary shares in long-established giants like AMEX‚ Coca Cola and Gillette • Never invest unless you can find something worth buying • He is interested only in realities and is free from any illusions • Common sense and consistent rationality win the
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Hathaway From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Type Public (NYSE: BRKA‚ NYSE: BRKB) Founded 1839 (as Valley Falls Company) Founder Warren Buffett Headquarters Omaha‚ Nebraska Area served USA Key people Warren E. Buffett (Chairman) & (CEO) Charles T. Munger (Vice Chairman) Industry Property and casualty insurance‚ Diversified investments Products Conglomerate focused on insurance Market cap US$ 196 Billion (2008)
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Warren Buffett‚ known in the financial world as the "Oracle of Omaha"‚ has reached the summit of business excellence and has become the most judicious financial investor and is admired the world over. Warren Buffett is an investor’s icon with a magnificent ability to select companies that will yield great profit year after year. Through Warren Buffett’s case study‚ we can see many financial principles. His principles aren´t very complex and you probably don´t have to be a mathematical or a social
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AN ESSAY ON CAPITAL MARKETS‚ INVESTMENT AND FINANCE “Investing in a market where people believe in efficiency is like playing bridge with someone who has been told it doesn’t do any good to look at the cards”. Discuss. Warren Buffet‚ New York Times Magazine. AUTHOR: CHARLES EKWE RUO “In an efficient market‚ security (example shares) prices rationally reflect available information” (Arnold 2005‚ p.684). The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) refers to share price movement with respect
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at manualofideas.com “If our efforts can further the goals of our members by giving them a discernible edge over other market participants‚ we have succeeded.” Investing In The Tradition of Graham‚ Buffett‚ Klarman Year IV‚ Volume V June 1‚ 2011 When asked how he became so successful‚ Buffett answered: “We read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.” Top Ideas In This Report Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) ……………………. 108 ChinaCast Education (Nasdaq: CAST) ……………….. 112 Net
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Berkshire Hathaway Phenomenon In the Context of Modern Finance Theory Septtember 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Phenomenon In the Context of Modern Finance Theory Introduction Over the 46 years ending December 2012‚ Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) has achieved a compound‚ after-tax‚ rate of return in excess of 20% p.a. Such consistent‚ long term‚ out performance might be viewed as incompatible with modern finance theory. This essay discusses the Berkshire Hathaway phenomenon in
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to assess the value and risks of Disney’s 2009 $4 billion acquisition of the Marvel Entertainment Group (Marvel) in a case study utilizing the modern Graham and Dodd valuation approach. The paper presents a detailed valuation of Marvel in 2009 drawing on previously published Graham and Dodd methodological materials and Marvel’s publicly available financial reports. Disney’s $4 billion acquisition price for Marvel contained considerable risks based on certain valuation
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