Current Courses



Student Managed Fund I and II. Fall 2014 and Spring 2015

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Instructor: Professor Ludwig Chincarini, CFA, Ph.D. Phone: (see syllabus) Email: [email protected] [preferred email – subject line: Student Managed Fund Website: www.ludwigbc.com Office Hours: Tuesday 5:00- 6:00 P.M. or by request. Class Hours & Location: Tuesday, 6:00 P.M., Howard Building, Room 454.   Course Description: The Student Managed Fund gives students at the University of San Francisco the opportunity to manage real money ($1,062,000) in financial markets, bridging the gap between financial theory and real-world...

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Applied Investment Analysis. Spring 2015

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Instructor: Professor Ludwig Chincarini, CFA, Ph.D. Phone: (see syllabus) Email: [email protected] [preferred email – subject line: Applied Investment Analysis] Website: www.ludwigbc.com Office Hours: Monday 4:00 – 5:00 PM and 9:30 – 10:30 PM or by request. Class Hours & Location: Monday, 5:00 P.M., 452 Howard.   Course Description: This course will be divided into three major components. The first component is to learn to acquire financial data from Bloomberg, CRSP, Compustat and other sources and to integrate it with...

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Capital Market Theory 740. Fall 2013

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Instructor: Professor Ludwig Chincarini, CFA, Ph.D. Phone: (see syllabus) Email: [email protected] [preferred email – subject line: Capital Market Theory] Website: www.ludwigbc.com Office Hours: [TBA] (Wednesday 5:15 – 6:15 PM or by request). Class Hours & Location: Wednesdays, 1:00 P.M., Howard, Room 527   Course Description: The course focuses on four main topics. First, an in-depth analysis of investment portfolio construction is undertaken. This examines both portfolios that hold only risky assets and portfolios that also...

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Financial Markets 712-21. Fall 2012

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Instructor: Professor Ludwig Chincarini, CFA, Ph.D. Phone: (see syllabus) Email: [email protected] [preferred email – subject line: Financial Markets] Website: www.ludwigbc.com Office Hours: [TBA] (Thursday 5:15 – 6:15 PM or by request). Class Hours & Location: Thursdays, 1:00 P.M., Presidio Building, Room 112   Course Description: This course emphasizes the needs and processes that underlie financial markets and institutions as the main drivers of how and why financial markets and institutions are in a constant state of...

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Financial Markets 712-01. Fall 2012

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Instructor: Professor Ludwig Chincarini, CFA, Ph.D. Phone: (see syllabus) Email: [email protected] [preferred email – subject line: Financial Markets] Website: www.ludwigbc.com Office Hours: Howard (Saturday 5:15 – 6:15 PM or by request). Class Hours & Location: Saturday, 1:00 P.M., Howard Building, Room TBA Course Description: This course emphasizes the needs and processes that underlie financial markets and institutions as the main drivers of how and why financial markets and institutions are in a constant state of innovation and...

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