Portfolio Concepts and Management
Through the International Foundation’s partnership with the Wharton School, Foundation members have the opportunity to engage with Wharton faculty who are the most cited, most published faculty of all top-tier business schools. With a profound influence on global business, Wharton faculty members are the sought-after, trusted advisors of corporations and governments worldwide.
One such opportunity is to attend Portfolio Concepts and Management on Wharton's campus in Philadelphia.
Portfolio management is a complex task with numerous decisions on how to allocate money in your fund. Portfolio Concepts and Management provides the core principles of portfolio theory and investment performance measurement, offering practical tools and experiences to help you make reliable investment management decisions. This program offers lecture/discussion sessions, problem solving exercises and small-group case study sessions in a 3½-day format. Grow confidence in your ability to evaluate investments with a broad, fundamental understanding of investment products and practices.
Benefits of Attending
- Learn the fundamental concepts needed for effective portfolio oversight.
- Obtain a solid grounding in the principles of modern portfolio theory.
- Gain practical experience needed to make sound investment management decisions.
- Apply what you have learned in an interactive case study.
- Learn from world-class faculty who are skilled educators and researchers, award-winning authors and leading authorities.
Who Should Attend
This program is intended for those who have little experience with investment-related course work.
Fiduciaries from both defined benefit and defined contribution plans who represent various industries, sizes and geographic areas (United States and Canada), including
- Multiemployer and public plan trustees
- Administrators and fund staff
- Human resources and benefits professionals
- Corporate officers and executives
- Finance personnel
- Investment professionals
Without reservation, I would recommend this program to all trustees. These short few days of learning have instilled a great deal of confidence in my ability as a trustee as well as in my skill to more accurately oversee my plan's financial objectives, goals, course, and individual selections.
Adolfo FelixWater & Power Employee Retirement Plan
Pricing
Until March 25, 2024
$6,150.00
US Member
$6,480.00
US Non-member
After March 25, 2024
$6,450.00
US Member
$6,780.00
US Non-member
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Instructors
Gordon Bodnar
Morris W. Offit Professor of International Finance; Director of the International Economics Program, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Lecturer, The Wharton School
Itamar Drechsler
Ervin Miller-Arthur M. Freedman Professor; Professor of Finance; Co-Director, Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research
The Wharton School
Olivia Mitchell
Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy; Professor of Insurance and Risk Management; Executive Director, Pension Research Council; Director of the Boettner Center
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Stephan Dieckmann
Senior Lecturer of Finance
The Wharton School
A. Craig MacKinlay
Joseph P. Wargrove Professor of Finance; Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Center
The Wharton School
Educational sessions at this program can qualify for self-reported CEBS® Compliance credit. Visit www.cebs.org/compliance for additional information.
Note: Requests made for CE credit do not guarantee administration of credit. For further information on CE credit, please call (262) 786-6710, option 2, or visit our website at www.ifebp.org/education---events/continuing-education-credit.