Business - Finance, Investment and Banking

Overview

As a student in the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin Madison, you will find yourself inspired by peers, staff, alumni, business leaders, and world-renowned faculty who are focused, collaborative, and engaged in every aspect of the student experience. You will join a highly ranked program that equips you to meet both academic and career challenges.

Employers value School of Business graduates because of the comprehensive preparation this learning environment provides. Business - Finance, Investment and Banking graduates possess highly sought-after general management and specialized expertise in business. 

Joining collaborative, inspiring, trustworthy, and progressive School of Business alumni, Business Badgers graduate prepared to lead their organizations to success and transform the world of business.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop the ability to assess the value of publicly traded equity and fixed income securities.
• Articulate the common causes of mispriced securities, develop techniques to find these securities, and acquire insight as to how to evaluate the success of their process and decisions. 
• Develop the ability to build portfolios that are designed to produce consistent positive returns and/or outperform benchmarks without taking on significant absolute or incremental risk.
• Design financial strategies for non-financial firms, including raising capital, the choice and mix of securities, refinancing, as well as various forms of returning capital to different investors.
• Assess the value of publicly traded and privately held equity and fixed income securities.
• Analyze business decisions utilizing multinational finance techniques.