Ton Duc Thang University

Finance and Banking Faculty

Investment Department

FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

CHAPTER 0
INTRODUCTION

Course Code: B02034

Prepared by: Investment Department

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 1

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

• The contents of this slide are the

supplemental teaching material of the book:
Bodie, Kane, Marcus, Investments,[2014],
10th edition, McGraw-Hill
• The purpose of this teaching material is to
serve for the subject “Financial Investment”
at Faculty of Banking and Finance, Ton Duc
Thang University.

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 2

 POLICIES FOR STUDENTS

• These contents are only used for

students PERSONALLY.
• Students are NOT allowed to modify or
deliver these contents to anywhere or
anyone for any purpose.

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 3

 COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Name FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

Course Code B02034

No. of credits 3 (2.1)

Theory 30 teaching hours

Time allocation Practice 30 teaching hours

Self – study 60 hours

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 4

 REQUIREMENTS

English 2
FINANCIAL
INVESTMENT
Business
Finance

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 5

 COURSE OBJECTIVES
 Focusing on the application of financial theory to the issues
and problems of financial investment management.
 Providing wide range of knowledge on different types of
financial assets, investment portfolio, and risk of financial
assets.
 Identifying and recognize the roles of the key assets in
financial markets;
 Discussing on the strategy of constructing investment
portfolio;
 Evaluating the performance of different investment portfolios
and investment strategy;
 Reporting and illustrating the knowledge on choosing
investment assets and constructing a diversified investment
portfolio
02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 6
 COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOMES
 Students can recall the concepts, definitions of the
financial assets and financial market;

 Students will be able to apply the differences of

financial assets, explain how to choose and
construct an investment portfolio, explain how to use
different techniques for different investment
strategies;

 Students should be able to interpret the knowledge

and technique from this course to form a diversified
investment portfolio;
02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 7
 COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOMES
 Students should be able to evaluate the sensitivity
between return and risk of financial assets and
portfolio;

 Students have group discussion skills to select the

effective investment portfolio;

 Students comply with the principles, ethics in the

scientific research involving its financial investment.

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 8

 COURSE CONTENT

Chapter 1:The Investment Environment?

Chapter 2: Asset Classes and Financial

Instruments

Chapter 3: Risk, Return, and Historical

Record

Chapter 4: Capital Allocation to Risky

Assets

Chapter 5: Optimal Risky Portfolio

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 9

 COURSE CONTENT

Chapter 6: The Capital Asset Pricing

Model

Chapter 7: Bond Prices and Yields

Chapter 8: The Term Structure of

Interest Rates

Chapter 9: Managing Bond Portfolio

Chapter 10: Portfolio Performance

Evaluation

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 10

 TEACHING MATERIALS

Textbook
• [1] Bodie, Kane, Marcus, Investments,[2014], 10th
edition, McGraw-Hill.

Supplemen
tary
Readings
• [2] Jordan, Miller, [2009], Fundamentals of
Investments – Valuation and Management,
McGraw-Hill.
• [3] Reilly, Brown, [2005], Essentials of Investment
Analysis
02/21/2024 and Portfolio Management,
B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction Thomson. 11
 TEACHING MATERIALS

Addition
al
Reading
s
• [4] Bùi Thị Kim Yến, [2009], Phân tích và đầu
tư chứng khoán, Nhà xuất bản thống kê.
• [5] Phan Thị Bích Nguyệt, [2006], Đầu tư tài
chính, Nhà xuất bản thống kê

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 12

 ASSESSMENT SCHEME

Evaluation Category Weight Type of questions

Process point 1 10% Process Exercise
Practice test and
Process point 2 20%
Presentation
MNCs (40%),
Mid-term test 20% Constructed response
test (60%)
MNCs (40%),
Final exam 50% Constructed response
test (60%)

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 13

 STUDENT’S TASKS

• Being on-time and in your seat when class starts

and staying until the end of class;
• Being constructive to the learning environment;
• Being “present” in the class and focused on class
material;
• Coming prepared to contribute to the class;
• Communicating with the lecturer;
• Attending at least 80% of course requirement (if
this regulation is not fulfilled, students are not
eligible to take their final exam).

02/21/2024 B02034 – Chapter 0: Introduction 14