Portfolio Management

Portfolio management combines advanced analytics with strategic thinking to create optimal investment solutions for diverse client needs. This course prepares you to construct, monitor, and optimize multi-asset portfolios that maximize risk-adjusted returns. You'll master asset allocation, evaluate alternative investments, and address the needs of both individual and institutional investors using real-world case studies and industry-standard tools.

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Syllabus

Course Topics

Analyze Investor Classifications and Risk-Return Objectives

Examine different types of institutional and individual investors, analyzing their unique risk tolerance, return requirements, liquidity needs, and investment constraints to develop appropriate portfolio strategies.

Evaluate Asset Class Performance Drivers and Characteristics

Assess traditional and alternative asset classes including equities, fixed income, real estate, commodities, hedge funds, and private equity, analyzing the fundamental and market factors that drive their performance and correlation patterns.

Apply Strategic Asset Allocation for Portfolio Optimization

Implement modern portfolio theory and optimization techniques to determine optimal asset allocation across multiple asset classes, maximizing expected returns for given risk levels while considering investor constraints.

Construct Diversified Equity and Fixed Income Portfolios

Build specialized portfolios within asset classes, emphasizing international diversification strategies, sector allocation, style considerations, and duration management to enhance risk-adjusted returns.

Integrate Alternative Investments in Portfolio Construction

Evaluate the role of alternative investments in portfolio enhancement, analyzing how real estate, commodities, hedge funds, private equity, and private credit can improve diversification and risk-adjusted returns.

Monitor and Evaluate Portfolio Performance

Apply performance measurement techniques including risk-adjusted returns, attribution analysis, and benchmark comparisons to assess portfolio effectiveness and make strategic adjustments based on changing market conditions and investor objectives.

Course Level

400

Skills Covered

  • Portfolio Management
  • Investments
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Analysis
  • Analytical Skills
  • Financial Planning
  • Decision Making
  • Fixed Income

Common Prerequisites

All courses listed may not be required. Discuss with your advisor to learn more.

  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Investments
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Financial Modeling and Valuation

Disclosure

This course is delivered online through an institution of the Lower Cost Models Consortium (LCMC) that is different than your degree-granting institution that awards the academic credit for the course.