Old Announcements

I encourage those on the waiting list to come to the first class. After the lecture I will accept additional students if any slots have opened up (priority given by the order I was contacted).

Suggested reading: Chapter 3.

Hwk 1 is due in class on Wednesday 1/7. This review sheet may be helpful. Hwk 1 Solutions

I will email students on the waiting list if any slots have opened up.

Hwk 2 is due in class on Friday 1/9. Solutions

Hwk 3 is due in class on Wednesday 1/14. Solutions

Posted review sheet 2 (fixed!)

Suggested reading: Chapter 7.

Suggested reading: Chapter 11.

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Hwk 4 #1-3 are due in class on Friday 1/23. Solutions to part 1 and part 2. The remainder are due in office hours on Tuesday 1/27. You may work in groups of up to 3 people.

Optional take-home midterm Solutions

Suggested reading: How Debt Bites Back cartoon.

Posted CDO spreadsheet

Posted TA's notes and the option spreadsheet for 1/21.

Suggested reading: Chapters 4 and 5.

Article on compensation in finance (written in 2005, during the boom).

Review sheet 3

Suggested reading: Chapters 8 and 9.

Posted review sheets on simulation, finance, and bonds.

Posted spreadsheet for 2-stock portfolio discussed on 1/28.

Slides from 1/30 lecture on mortgage crisis.

list of potential project ideas.

Hwk 5 due Wednesday 2/11. You may work in groups. Solutions

Slides from Ming Liu's lecture on CAPM on February 2.

A handout with some finance definitions.

Slides from Northwestern University's endowment manager Will McLean's guest lecture on 2/6.

Review sheet on Dupont analysis.

depreciation spreadsheet.

Hwk 6 (updated, due Friday 2/27) Solutions

take-home midterm 2 Solutions

Review sheet on duration

Review sheet on options