Investment Management

The investment management specialization seeks to equip students to succeed in all aspects of investment management, including financial statement analysis, debt securities, equity securities, derivative instruments, portfolio management and financial risk management.

With the changing demographics and the changing nature of retirement plans, the need for quality investment managers continues to grow, both for personal financial planning as well as for institutional money management. Large financial services firms, such as commercial banks and investment banks, as well as large funds, such as state retirement systems and mutual fund families, continue to need well equipped professionals to meet their management needs. The financial derivatives area, now over $500 trillion in size, is also labor intensive and requires professionals with quantitative skills. The investment management concentration seeks to lay a solid foundation for young professionals looking for a career in this area.