Equity Indexes, Valuations, and Investment Vehicles

About

This course begins with a look at how equity indexes serve market participants and covers the three predominant types of security market indexes.

We'll review the various approaches to valuation as well as cover the factors and challenges of valuation. You'll learn how to calculate WACC and after-tax cost of debt.

This course wraps up with a review of key equity investment vehicles - mutual funds, exchange traded funds, hedge funds and private equity.

This course is part 3 of the New York Institute of Finance's Capital Markets Professional Certificate.

What you will learn

• Introduction to Equity Indexes
• Overview of Equity Valuation
• Equity Investment Vehicles

Skills you learn

• Hedge Funds
• Equities
• Capital Markets
• Securities Market
• Private Equity
• Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (WACC)
• Finance
• Investments

Syllabus

• M01: Equity Indexes
• M02: Equity Valuation
• M03: Equity Investment Vehicles

Auto Summary

Discover the fundamentals of Equity Indexes, Valuations, and Investment Vehicles in this foundational Business & Management course by edX. Suitable for beginners, it offers flexible subscription options including Starter and Professional.