IN India Master's Degree

Investment and Portfolio Analysis

Risk, return, diversification and the maths behind portfolio choices.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What markets are for
2. 1.2 Equities, bonds and cash
3. 1.3 Funds, derivatives and alternatives
4. 1.4 Market structure, liquidity and cost
1. 2.1 Measuring return properly
2. 2.2 Volatility, drawdown, and what risk means to a client
3. 2.3 Correlation and covariance
4. 2.4 Risk-adjusted performance measures
1. 3.1 Diversification and the efficient frontier
2. 3.2 Adding a risk-free asset
3. 3.3 Asset allocation, strategic and tactical
4. 3.4 Constraints, mandates and objectives
1. 4.1 The capital asset pricing model
2. 4.2 Multi-factor models
3. 4.3 Efficient markets, and what the evidence says
4. 4.4 Behavioural finance and the anomalies that persist
1. 5.1 Top-down and bottom-up analysis
2. 5.2 Valuing a share
3. 5.3 Quality, value, growth and momentum
4. 5.4 Reading a company as an investor, not an accountant
1. 6.1 Yield and price, and the link between them
2. 6.2 Duration and convexity
3. 6.3 Credit risk and spreads
4. 6.4 The yield curve
1. 7.1 Active against passive
2. 7.2 Rebalancing and transaction cost
3. 7.3 Hedging and derivative overlays
4. 7.4 Tax and fees as a drag on return
1. 8.1 Measuring and attributing performance
2. 8.2 Benchmarks and peer comparison
3. 8.3 Reporting to a client honestly
4. 8.4 Suitability, conflicts and regulation

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.