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| INFO0875-1 | Internet Based Global Investing
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Marie Choffray |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | From an investment standpoint, the activity of a business is of limited interest. Most important is its ability to generate earnings growth (eps) subject to economic value creation (eva > 0).
Over the last few years, the internet has completely changed the art and science of investing in a global world. This is such a new area of academic inquiry that there are no reference textbooks. That makes lecture notes, real life case analysis, and active participation in an Investment Laboratory, invaluable tools to discover this subject. |
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| Course objective : | This course teaches how to make the best use of the information and the tools available on the internet to make sound investment decisions, both at the individual and at the corporate levels.
It addresses key questions that challenge all investors and managers concerned with the most efficient use of their limited cash flows: where to find the best opportunities (information); how to assess the economic value of target companies (intelligence); how to optimize the allocation of available cash (decision); what are the key drivers of success for an investor (control).
Its goal is to prepare participants to compete in a global investment environment, both as individuals and as managers. |
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| Organization : | This course is designed to be a challenging and time-consuming experiment.
It will use real-live case discussions, lectures and an Investment Laboratory - aimed at helping participants use the concepts, models and decision tools covered during the seminar - to discover the full power of the internet as a platform for global investing.
Students should expect to study an average of five real life investment opportunities per week for which they will submit written justifications (investment/divestment fact sheets, portfolio fact sheets). They will be invited to work in teams.
Class attendance is critical. Learning will come from struggling together to make the best investments and to beat the market. |
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| Assessment : | Evaluation is based on class participation, the quality of the opportunities identified (investment fact sheets), and the effectiveness of the decisions made in the Investment Laboratory |
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| Contacts : | Professor:
J.-M. Choffray, Bât. B31, Local III/36
Teaching Assistant :
Nathalie Tramonte, Bât. B31, Local III/36
Tél. 04/366.30.76
E-mail : ntramonte@ulg.ac.be |
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