Financial Markets (2011) with Robert Shiller 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen
6. Guest Speaker David Swensen Transcript and Lesson Notes
Financial Markets (2011) (ECON 252) 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction, Overview, and "Barron's" Criticism of the Swensen Approach to Endowment Management 15:49 - Chapter 2. Asset Allocation 30:38 - Chapter 3. Market Timing
Quick Summary
Financial Markets (2011) (ECON 252) 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction, Overview, and "Barron's" Criticism of the Swensen Approach to Endowment Management 15:49 - Chapter 2. Asset Allocation 30:38 - Chapter 3. Market Timing
Key Takeaways
- Review the core idea: Financial Markets (2011) (ECON 252) 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction, Overview, and "Barron's" Criticism of the Swensen Approach to Endowment Management 15:49 - Chapter 2. Asset Allocation 30:38 - Chapter 3. Market Timing
- Understand how swap contracts fits into 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen.
- Understand how role of diversification fits into 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen.
- Understand how time horizon for endowments fits into 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen.
- Understand how asset allocation fits into 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen.
Key Concepts
Full Transcript
Financial Markets (2011) (ECON 252) 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction, Overview, and "Barron's" Criticism of the Swensen Approach to Endowment Management 15:49 - Chapter 2. Asset Allocation 30:38 - Chapter 3. Market Timing 37:16 - Chapter 4. Security Selection 46:02 - Chapter 5. "Barron's" Criticism Revisited 52:57 - Chapter 6. Questions & Answers Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2011.
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What is 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen about?
Financial Markets (2011) (ECON 252) 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction, Overview, and "Barron's" Criticism of the Swensen Approach to Endowment Management 15:49 - Chapter 2. Asset Allocation 30:38 - Chapter 3. Market Timing
What key concepts are covered in this lesson?
The lesson covers swap contracts, role of diversification, time horizon for endowments, asset allocation, Bonds.
What should I learn before 6. Guest Speaker David Swensen?
Review the previous lessons in Financial Markets (2011) with Robert Shiller, then use the transcript and key concepts on this page to fill any gaps.
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Practice by applying the main concepts: swap contracts, role of diversification, time horizon for endowments, asset allocation.
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