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Finance Electives

Finance Electives. Dr. Brian F. Smith Finance Area Coordinator. Choosing Finance Electives: Start with Career Choice. Are you aiming for a career on Bay or Wall Street?. Investment Banker Sales and Trading Investment Analyst Investment Manager. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

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Finance Electives

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  1. Finance Electives

    Dr. Brian F. Smith Finance Area Coordinator
  2. Choosing Finance Electives:Start with Career Choice Are you aiming for a career on Bay or Wall Street? Investment Banker Sales and Trading Investment Analyst Investment Manager Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
  3. Electives Important for Preparing for CFA exams Key Courses (Covering major portions of content) BU387 – Intermediate Accounting I BU397 – Intermediate Accounting II BU423 – Options, Futures and Swaps BU449 – Fixed Income Analysis BU473 – Investment Management Additional Relevant Course BU463 – Advanced Corporate Finance
  4. For Bay Street Careers…consider the Laurier Student Investment Fund Laurier Student Investment Fund…Look for e-mail from Department office and be sure to apply in May About 15-18 students selected on basis of minimum A- grades and strong interest in equity analysis (work experience in Finance helps as well) BU400 – Advanced Equity Analysis I BU410 – Advanced Equity Analysis II
  5. Do you know there are many finance Careers Beyond Bay Street? Examples of Careers concentration in Finance Corporate Finance P&G, Loblaws, RIM Commercial Banking Real Estate Finance Personal Financial Planner
  6. Want to know more about career choices in Finance? Register for Laurier’s “Alumni Sharing Knowledge” or ASK program Laurier alumni in various careers are available to answer your questions about their work https://www.laurieralumni.ca/alumni/ask
  7. Finance Option consists of any 4 Finance electives in chart below Popular with “non-finance” students
  8. Non-Finance Courses that go well with Finance Electives Economics Macro, micro and econometrics Intermediate financial accounting (BU387 and BU397) – especially for students who want to pursue corporate finance and those preparing for CFA Taxation (BU357)
  9. Some Caveats for BU403 BU403 – Entrepreneurial Finance relies on cases, Excel models, readings and term project (there is no textbook) Some students find this format unduly challenging esp. those students who want a lot of practice questions – if you are one such student, do not sign up for this course! Students need to be prepared to read and think carefully – more technical than other Entrepreneurial electives
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