FIN 435

CAPITAL MARKETS AND FIXED INCOME ‐ Managing Bond Portfolios

WHEN

Spring 2017

8:30am  ‐ 9:45am

              or

4:00pm  ‐ 5:15pm

WHERE

SGMH 2308

INTEGRATE A BROAD SET OF BUSINESS‐RELATED SKILLS INTO AN EFFECTIVE DECISION‐MAKING FRAMEWORK ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL ASSET MANAGEMENT.  APPLY CONCEPTS IN AN INVESTMENT PROJECT DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER.

   WHY:  • Acquire a solid understanding of the bond markets

• Learn how to evaluate risk and earn an appropriate rate of return

   WHAT:  • Distinguish between information, and ‘noise’

• Identify market sectors most likely to generate desirable risk and return in varying market environments 

• Analyze financial statements for ‘bottom up’ bond selection 

WHO:  ANYONE INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Finance 360 leads you to a successful career in risk management!

Finance 360 — Principles of Insurance and

Risk Management A course designed to serve your insurance needs

Prerequisite: Finance 320

Who is eligible to take Finance 360? All business major students are eligible for this course.

What will you learn? The course begins with an overview of the insurance industry, including the operation, distribution of products and insurance regulations. You will learn how to read insurance policies including auto, homeowner, business, life and health insurance. Students will also pick up tips for insurance shopping. The course will teach you how to deal with employee benefits packages such as group life and health insurance and various retirement plans, and will direct you in integrating personal risk management plan into the financial planning process.

The course will teach you: 1. How to shop for your auto or life insurance through the internet; 2. How to read and understand your own insurance policies; 3. What you should do after a car accident or a fire; 4. What kind of job opportunities are available with an insurance company.

For more information, contact

Dr. Weili Lu at: 657-278-3679 or wlu@fullerton.edu

Guest Lecturers include: 1. Executives from insurance companies 2. Claim adjusters and underwriters 3. Insurance brokers and agents 4. Successful CSUF alumni in the insurance industry

When can you take Fin 360?

Spring 2017: MW 10:00 am - 11:15 am SGMH 1313 MW 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm or 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm SGMH 1308 Tu 7:00 - 9:45 pm Tu/Th 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm SGMH 2307 Online Session – see course catalog

Prerequisite for scholarships awarded through the Center for Insurance Studies

Introduction: Real Estate is Big Business! Trillions of dollars are invested in real estate both residential and commercial, while the housing sector alone, directly and indirectly accounts for about 15 to 20 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) every year. From this investment base the real estate sector consumes trillions of dollars per annum in property, construction, advisory, asset management and support services. This investment makes the real estate industry and of course the professionals who operate within the sector a vital and significant player in the economy. Introduction to Real Estate is an ideal course for anyone who is looking to real estate as a form of investment, or as Real Estate as a profession. Course Benefits: • Professor from New Zealand with industry experience • Industry speakers • Field Trips where possible (real life)

Contact: Dr Sandy Bond E-mail: sbond@fullerton.edu Office: SGMH 5113

FIN 351 Introduction to Real Estate

Spring 2017 Tu/Th 2.30-3.45pm SGMH2508

F in/Mktg 464 Insurance Marketing & Distribution Strategies

A course designed to serve your insurance career needs Prerequisite: Finance 360 or Marketing 351

Are you interested in promoting and distributing insurance and financial services

products? Here is the course that could lead you to success.

Who is eligible to take Finance 464? All business major students who have taken either FIN 360 or

MKTG 351 are eligible for this course.

What will you learn? The course begins with an overview of the insurance industry, focusing on

distribution of products and relevant regulations. It is designed to help students learn to develop successful strategies for insurance and financial services

products by combining insurance and marketing knowledge. Students will gain

knowledge on topics including insurance marketing analysis; organizing, implementing, and controlling marketing activities; distribution channels; and

qualification requirements for producers. The course will teach students how to

deal with producer-insurer relationships, customer communication, and the public image of the insurance industry.

This course will teach you: 1. How to promote insurance and financial products through successful strategies

2. How to build and maintain high-quality customer relationships

3. What job opportunities exist in the marketing departments of insurance companies, financial planning firms, brokerages and agencies

4. In class, insurance distribution experience and contest

Guest Lecturers and other benefits include: 1. Chief Marketing Officers from insurance companies

2. Insurance entrepreneurs from a variety of brokerages and agencies

3. Successful CSUF alumni now in the insurance industry

4. Field trips to companies and agencies, which can lead to internship and employment opportunities

When can you take Fin 464? Spring 2017:

Wed 7:00-9:45pm, SGMH2508

For more information contact Dr. Weili Lu (657) 278-3679, SGMH#5191

Finance 410

Theory and Practice of Personal Financial Planning

How does one apply their knowledge of insurance, investments, retirement planning, and estate planning to real-life situations that people face? In FIN 410 you will integrate your knowledge of these areas to develop a comprehensive personal financial plan. The course centers on a case study involving the Bedos, an emerging affluent family. Students work together in teams to develop a comprehensive personal financial plan for the Bedos. The course culminates in presentations of financial plans to a panel of leading financial planners in the local community.

A specialized financial plan development

course for students pursuing the

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

certification

Who can take FIN 410? For the Spring 2017 course offering, any business major who has successfully completed FIN 320 may take FIN 410. Optimally, students should complete Introduction to Investments (FIN 340), Principles of Insurance (FIN 360), and Retirement and Estate Planning (FIN 411) before taking FIN 410. Students who have not yet taken these courses are strongly encouraged to take as many of them as possible during the semester in which they take FIN 410.

When is FIN 410 available?

Spring 2017 – Mondays, 7:00 pm – 9:45 pm, SGMH 1117

Want more info. on FIN 410 or preparing academically for a career in personal financial planning?

Contact David Nanigian, Ph.D., CFP, Mihaylo Hall 5190, dnanigian@fullerton.edu, (657) 278-4690

How FIN 410 will help you

In FIN 410 you will learn how to think as a personal financial planner. In today’s competitive financial services industry, clients demand comprehensive personal financial planning advice. Effectively developing comprehensive personal financial plans and professionally presenting such plans are integral roles of a personal financial planner. In FIN 410 you will learn how to master these techniques both verbally and in writing.

Course Description

The purpose of FIN 410 is for students to integrate and apply their knowledge of personal financial planning topics, as received through the curricula taught in Mihaylo’s CFP Board-registered personal financial planning program. In this course, students will develop a personal financial plan following the CFP Board’s six-step comprehensive financial planning process. Students will also learn how to effectively communicate with personal financial planning clients both orally and in writing.

FIN 415 (Formerly Math 390) Quantitative Theory of Interest

Course description

The theory of interest in both finite and continuous time; the use of various annuity

functions as a basis for reserving, valuation, pricing, duration, asset/liability management,

amortization schedules and measurement of fund performance; term structure of interest

rates.

This course is designed for business students interested in quantitative finance and actuarial

science students in the mathematics department. The course will prepare students for

Society of Actuaries Exam FM (Financial Mathematics).

Prerequisites: FIN 320

Date and Time:

Tu, Th 5:30 pm—6:45pm

SGMH 2508 Spring 2017

Prof, Jeffrey Jolley

Phone: (657)278-3754

Email: jjolley@fullerton.edu

Office: SGMH 5180

FIN 444 Put and call options, option pricing

theory and models. Financial futures

pricing, hedging strategies and mod-

els. Institutional characteristics of fu-

tures trading. Options and futures on

stock indices. Options on futures,

theoretical relationship between

options and futures.

Options And Futures

FINANCE 444

Options And Futures

Spring 2017

Prof. James Primbs

Email: Jprimbs@fullerton.edu

This is a required course for the proposed Actuarial

Science concentration in the Math department. It is

an elective for the Risk Management and Insurance

concentration within the Finance department.

Along with FIN 415, this course will help prepare stu-

dents for the Society of Actuaries Exam FM.

Date: MW

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Location: SGMH-1308

Prerequisites: FIN 320 OR FIN 415

Finance 461- Property and Liability Risk Management As a manager, do you worry about how to manage the business property and liability risks for your company? As an employee, do you know how workers compensation can protect you? As a small business owner, did you

ever search for help from business income insurance? A well designed commercial insurance course, which is

being offered for the first time ever in Southern California, will answer all those questions.

A Special Course Designed to Serve Your Insurance Needs

Who can take Fin 461? All business major students, both undergraduate and graduate

Course Description

The course covers major commercial property and liability insurance lines. This will include commercial

property, business income, general liability, workers compensation, business owner insurance and the

operation of property-liability insurers. The primary objective of this course is to study property and

liability at an advanced level on the following topics:

1. Contract analysis on private auto and homeowner insurance

2. Duties and roles of a corporate risk manager 3. Features of major property and liability insurance lines and the

scope and limitations of major contracts

4. Functions and operations of property and liability insurers

5. Current issues and trends on property and liability insurance and regulatory issues

How the course will help you:

Class work and field trips will provide students with an understanding of risk management in property and

liability insurance. The course is intended to equip students for careers with property and liability insurance

companies, large corporations with risk management departments, insurance brokers specializing in commercial

insurance, or with entrepreneurs interested in managing business risk. This course will aid agents or

employees in insurance companies to pass their CPCU exam or CIC exam. Students completing this course who receive a “B” or higher may receive a waiver of one of the eight parts of the CPCU program (CPCU 557— Survey of Commercial Insurance) through The Institutes Collegiate Studies for CPCU Program. By taking this

course students will also become eligible to apply for insurance scholarships, such as the Mercury Insurance,

Pacific Life Insurance, and other CIS Insurance Scholarships. Finally, the group project will expose students

to local business owners and insurance brokers, and give them the opportunity to gain hands-on experience

with insurance professionals.

When is Fin 461 available?

2017 Spring

Online Class

Instructed by Prof. John Cross

Guest Speakers include: Senior executives from insurance

industry and insurance professionals. Field trips to insurance

companies will be arranged.

Finance 462–– Life and Health Insurance

Prerequisite: Finance 360 or Instructor’s permission. Open to all Business majors.

This course is offered every semester.

Spring 2017 – Thursday, 7:00-9:45pm SGMH 1117

Course Description: This course is designed to analyze various types of life, annuity, and

health insurance products and to evaluate relevant contracts. Major employee benefit plans adopted by corporations are also discussed. In addition, the organization and management of

life and health insurance companies are analyzed and explained. The primary objective of this course is to study life and health insurance at an advanced level in regard to the following topics:

1. Types of life, annuity, and health insurance products;

2. Uses of life insurance in personal financial planning;

3. Selection and uses of health insurance;

4. Types and evaluation of employee benefit plans;

5. Organization, management, and regulation of life and health insurers;

6. Current issues and trends in life and health insurance and regulatory issues.

The course will help equip students for a career in insurance with a life insurance company,

health care organization, or an insurance broker specializing in life and health insurance. This course will also be helpful to those agents or employees in insurance companies who are

planning to take the relevant CPL or LOMA exams in order to obtain their professional certificate.

Spring 2017 Thursday, 7:00-9:45 pm SGMH 1117

For more information contact

Professor Jeffrey Jolley

jjolley@fullerton.edu / 657 - 278-3754

Course for Spring 2017  

Finance 541 Seminar in Investment Management

 

Classes will be held Wed from 7-9:45pm in SGMH 1308    

 This seminar will provide you with a basic understanding of the theory and practice of investments. Topics include asset classes and securities markets, risk and return, modern portfolio theory, asset pricing, stock and bond valuation, portfolio performance evaluation and behavioral finance. The goal is to equip you with a set of tools and analytical skills that will help you think about and correctly frame investment decisions.

  

 

 

Questions?  

Contact Prof. Jim Primbs Email: jprimbs@fullerton.edu  

Phone: (657) 278-5142 Office: SGMH 5129

Course for Spring 2017  

Finance 551 – Seminar in Real Estate Investment Analysis  

Classes will be held Monday from 7:00 – 9:45pm in SGMH 2405     

 

Taught by Professor Wayne Foss, DBA, MAI, CRE, this seminar will provide you with an introduction to the real estate investment process. Topics will include basics of the investment decision, application of financial leverage, development of cash flow statements and valuation.

 

      

 Prerequisite: FIN 517

 

This course is designed for MBA and advanced undergraduate students interested in real estate investment analysis. This course will cover credit instruments and markets, taxes, investment analysis, market analysis, valuation, feasibility and subdivision analysis, and the models used to quantify the investment decision.

   

 

Questions?  

Contact Prof. Wayne Foss  

Phone: (714) 743-2419  

Email: mwfoss@fullerton.edu  

Office: SGMH 5184  

For more information Contact Dr. Weili Lu, SGMH # 5191, wlu@fullerton.edu, (657) 278-3679

What is the cutting edge study in business risk management? How can this help to explain the financial crisis? As an MBA student you may have thought about this many times. A newly designed course, which is being offered for the first time ever in California, will provide the answers.

A Cutting Edge Course Designed to Lead You into a New Financial Risk Management Era

Who can take Fin 562? All MBA and other graduate students in business are eligible.

Course Description: The course is the application of the basic risk management principles to all risks facing

an enterprise. Since the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley-Act of 2002, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is becoming a very important issue to all firms. The course presents the ERM framework which integrates hazard (pure), financial, strategic and operational risks. There are seven building blocks discussed for developing an ERM program so that it becomes a tool to maximize firm value. In addition, the legal and regulatory environment, technical tools and future prediction on ERM are covered. The lectures consist of three components including organizational issues, risk analytics and a case study. The primary objective of this course is to study Enterprise Risk Management at an advanced level on the following topics: • ERM Concept and Framework • ERM Process • Risk Categories and Identification • Risk Modeling and Aggregation of Risk • Risk Measures • Risk Management Tools and Techniques • Economic Capital

How the course will help you: Case study and executive seminars will provide students with an understanding of enterprise risk management. The course is intended to prepare students for management careers with insurance companies and other financial institutions, large corporations with risk management departments, insurance brokerages or entrepreneurs interested in managing enterprise risk. By taking this course graduate students will also become eligible to apply for CIS insurance scholarships. Finally, the group project will expose students to nationwide insurance executives and give them the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with insurance professionals.

When is Fin 562 available? Spring 2017, Tuesday 7:00 – 9:45pm SGMH 2508 Executive speakers will include chief risk officers and leading practitioners in enterprise risk management.