Assignment

• The Term Structure of Interest Rates

• The Liquidity Preference Framework Model

• Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates

• The Efficient Market Hypothesis and Behavioral Finance (Are Investors Really as Rational as the EMH says?)

• The Liquidity Crisis and the Flight to Quality during the Financial Crisis of 2007-8

• What is beta? How can beta be used to reduce risk?

This list of forum topics is assigned.

Students are required to select and research one of the topics. Topic responses will be critically graded on the thought quality of the response, work effort including the requirements for minimum length, and number of references, research, and analysis.

All responses should meet professional standards in content, punctuation/writing style, and APA guidelines for citation of sources and should consist of 4-5 paragraphs (400 words)of narrative and include at least three secondary resources not including the textbook used in this course.