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Shane Shepherd

  • Academic Director for the Master of Science in Finance Program
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical, Finance and Business Economics
Shane Shepherd
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Departments

Finance + Business Economics

NEWS + EVENTS

COURSES

Spring 2025
  • FBE-454
    Practicum in Investment Management - Portfolio Management
    Application of advanced investment management techniques in a laboratory setting. Bond portfolio management, quantitative stock screens, derivatives trading, portfolio optimization. Off-site visits and presentations. Duplicates credit in the former FBE 453b.
  • FBE-555
    Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
    Analysis and management of common stocks and fixed income securities; development of modern portfolio theory and the efficient market hypothesis; organization of securities markets.
Fall 2024
  • FBE-453
    Practicum in Investment Management - Security Selection
    Application of investment management techniques in a laboratory setting. Stock selection, asset allocation, industry analysis, investment thesis research; off-site visits; oral and written presentations. Duplicates credit in the former FBE 453a.
  • FBE-551
    Quantitative Investing
    Build, test and implement the types of models in use by quantitative asset managers.
  • FBE-595
    Internship in Finance or Business Economics
    Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Graded CR/NC.
  • GSBA-561
    Evaluating Market Performance
    Evaluation of the firm by the market forces that affect its success; financial accounting and reporting; competitive market analysis; external communication; microeconomics; labor, customer and financial markets, statistical and decision analysis, financial and organization measures of effectiveness.
  • GSBA-560
    The Perspective of Top Management
    Using cases, students are introduced to top management issues of executive leadership, environmental and strategic analysis, use of financial statements, organizational assessment and design, technology management and decision support systems. Graded CR/NC.
Spring 2024
  • FBE-454
    Practicum in Investment Management - Portfolio Management
    Application of advanced investment management techniques in a laboratory setting. Bond portfolio management, quantitative stock screens, derivatives trading, portfolio optimization. Off-site visits and presentations. Duplicates credit in the former FBE 453b.
  • FBE-555
    Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
    Analysis and management of common stocks and fixed income securities; development of modern portfolio theory and the efficient market hypothesis; organization of securities markets.
Fall 2023
  • FBE-453
    Practicum in Investment Management - Security Selection
    Application of investment management techniques in a laboratory setting. Stock selection, asset allocation, industry analysis, investment thesis research; off-site visits; oral and written presentations. Duplicates credit in the former FBE 453a.
  • FBE-551
    Quantitative Investing
    Build, test and implement the types of models in use by quantitative asset managers.
  • FBE-553A
    Applied Portfolio Management
    Application of portfolio management techniques in a laboratory setting. Stock selection, asset allocation, industry analysis, investment thesis research; off-site visits; oral and written presentations.
  • GSBA-561
    Evaluating Market Performance
    Evaluation of the firm by the market forces that affect its success; financial accounting and reporting; competitive market analysis; external communication; microeconomics; labor, customer and financial markets, statistical and decision analysis, financial and organization measures of effectiveness.
  • GSBA-560
    The Perspective of Top Management
    Using cases, students are introduced to top management issues of executive leadership, environmental and strategic analysis, use of financial statements, organizational assessment and design, technology management and decision support systems. Graded CR/NC.