Personal Finance Series, Module 4: Investments
SCH-MGMT
This course provides critical personal finance skills vital in life for financial stability and success. This course is especially useful for mature students with business and professional experience who have a desire to learn about how to choose investments on their own or for their 401(k) plan, risk and returns, building an investment portfolio, passive and active investing, portfolio theory and terms, asset allocation, risk reduction and investment expenses. By covering such topics as Investment Fundamentals, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual, Exchange Traded and other types of Funds, Alternative and Real Estate Investments, you will gain a foundation for making sound personal financial decisions useful for the rest of your life.
Course Details
Summer 2026
This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.
Open to Online MBA students.