An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction to risk management and behavioral finance principles to understand the real-world functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries. The ultimate goal of this course is using such industries effectively and towards a better society.
Financial Markets
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- Risk Management
- Securities (Finance)
- Underwriting
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Market
- Investment Banking
- Market Dynamics
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
- Finance
- Derivatives
- Financial Services
- Banking
- Financial Policy
- Business Risk Management
- Governance
- Investments
- Insurance
- Financial Regulation
- Capital Markets
- Behavioral Economics
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Reviewed on Jun 15, 2020
Through this course, I have learned not only technical financial terms but much deeper meaning of the financial markets which I always wanted to understand. I feel very lucky that I took this course.
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Reviewed on Dec 30, 2025
Learned tons of valuable information. These lessons gave me a great benchmark regarding financial markets and Professor Shiller had great stories and unique perspectives/takes to the financial world.
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Reviewed on Sep 20, 2022
The professor has extensive knowledge of financial markets, not just the theory behind them but also the historical knowledge of causative factors for different finanial scenario. recommend totally
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