In this Capstone you will recommend a business strategy based on a data model you’ve constructed. Using a data set designed by Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), you will implement quantitative models in spreadsheets to identify the best opportunities for success and minimizing risk. Using your newly acquired decision-making skills, you will structure a decision and present this course of action in a professional quality PowerPoint presentation which includes both data and data analysis from your quantitative models.
This course is part of the Business and Financial Modeling Specialization
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Skills you will gain
- Summary Statistics
- Financial Modeling
- Diversification (Finance)
- Investment
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Getting Started
Steps 1 and 2: Yahoo Finance
Step 3: Creating an optimal risky portfolio on the efficient frontier
Step 4: Optional exercise using CAPM tables
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TOP REVIEWS FROM WHARTON BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MODELING CAPSTONE
Good course that helps understand different considerations to take into account when creating models. Well laid out Capstone project to help understand portfolio diversification and Optimal Portfolio.
Well structured courses and the specialization is amazing. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to complete it.
This context of this capstone was great. I was able to learn about finance and apply the tools that I learned in preceding courses to complete this project successfully.
It is a well drafted course that helps in enhancing the knowledge of financial modeling and also prepare in tackling important financial decisions.
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