FNC 695 - CFA Prep, 3 credit hours

This course provides a detailed review of the content from the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams on a variety of topics, including ethics and professional standards, corporate finance, financial reporting, and analysis, quantitative methods, alternative investments, and fixed income analysis. Apart from the instructor covering the body of knowledge, students will conduct research, discuss with peers, and analyze the answers to actual CFA exam items to gain a thorough understanding of the format, concepts, principles in which the exam questions are based, gaining confidence and preparedness for taking the CFA exam.