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33:390:380 · Finance · School 33 — New Brunswick School of Business
Investment Analysis examines the tradeoffs investors face and how to evaluate investment strategies. Its syllabus covers portfolio and investment management, risk and return, financial markets and instruments, and analysis of financial data.
How it’s graded
Unidentified; official syllabus term not specified
Students rate teaching
SIRS · 2,862 responses · 2014–2025
Spring 2027
6 open in snapshot · 4 instructors
When it meets
Livingston
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
MTh 10:20 AM · Livingston · 2 sections · 2 open
W 8:30 AM · Livingston · 2 sections · 2 open
T 5:40 PM · Livingston · 1 section · 1 open
AI-generated overview
As stated in the term-unidentified syllabus.
As stated in the term-unidentified syllabus.
As stated in the term-unidentified syllabus.
As stated in the term-unidentified syllabus.
Evidence term: Unidentified; official syllabus term not specified. Past weights are not current section policy.
4 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The tentative outline begins with institutional background and a statistical review.
The outline develops portfolio theory and asset allocation, including practical considerations.
The outline covers risk and return in equilibrium through CAPM, followed by empirical evidence.
The syllabus learning objectives include money-market instruments, derivatives, bonds and stocks, portfolio risk measures, asset-pricing models, efficient markets, and financial data analysis.
One student account from an online section in spring 2022 described three exams, quizzes, homework, and a final project, and reported that grades depended on class ranking. This account reflects that section and term only.
Researched and independently reviewed · 3 sources · 9/14 fields found
officialSummary: found · The official syllabus describes investor tradeoffs, investment strategies, portfolio management, risk-return, and asset classes.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf" · site:newbrunswick-26-27-undergrad.catalogs.rutgers.edu "Investment Analysis" Finance
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · Reviewed sources do not quantify weekly out-of-class hours.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis" · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
courseRatings: not-found · The available student discussion is a single dated account and cannot support corroborated numeric ratings.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Investment Analysis" Rutgers course
assessment: found · The term-unidentified official syllabus gives a 25% homework and 75% three-exam mix. The 2022 Reddit account describes a different section's assessment; it is retained separately as historical student perspective.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis"
fit.bestFor: found · Fit is grounded in the syllabus's stated audience and course goals.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
fit.toughIf: found · The syllabus says the course uses probability distributions through linear regression; the fit note is limited to that stated preparation.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
prerequisitesInPractice: found · The current Finance major catalog lists 33:390:300 as the prerequisite and requires a B or better in that course for additional Finance courses. The syllabus describes statistical tools used, not an additional formal prerequisite.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf" · site:newbrunswick-26-27-undergrad.catalogs.rutgers.edu "Investment Analysis" Finance
instructorVariation: not-found · Sources do not establish comparisons across instructors or sections.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis" · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
chapters: found · The syllabus provides a tentative module outline and learning objectives; it states that topic order and coverage may change.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
commonPitfalls: not-found · The single dated discussion does not establish a general course pitfall and correction.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Investment Analysis" Rutgers course
prepPlan: not-found · Reviewed sources do not support a concrete, course-specific preparation plan with resources.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis"
materials: found · The syllabus lists Investment, 11th edition, by Bodie, Kane, and Marcus as required and says earlier editions may suffice if page differences are handled.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
policies: found · Policies are from a term-unidentified syllabus and should not be treated as current section policy.
site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/syllabi/390-finance "33_390_380.pdf"
studentPerspective: found · One exact-course Reddit post dated April 2022 reports one online section's assessments and grading experience. It is a single account, not evidence of general or current practice.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:390:380" "Investment Analysis" · "33390380" Rutgers syllabus assessment
6 open · Livingston
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0124664 | Open | Joseph Shatz | Monday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at BRR 3085; Thursday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at BRR 3085BRR 3085 | Livingston |
| 0224665 | Open | Joseph Shatz | Monday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at BRR 3085; Thursday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at BRR 3085BRR 3085 | Livingston |
| 0324666 | Open | Arthur Guarino | Wednesday 8:30 AM-11:30 AM at BRR 3071BRR 3071 | Livingston |
| 0424667 | Open | Albrolisy | Monday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at BRR 2071; Wednesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at BRR 2071BRR 2071 | Livingston |
| 0524668 | Open | John Longo | Tuesday 5:40 PM-8:40 PM at LSH A121LSH A121 | Livingston |
| 0624669 | Open | Arthur Guarino | Wednesday 5:40 PM-8:40 PM at BRR 5085BRR 5085 | Livingston |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.21
Course quality
4.21
Response rate
61.4%
Coverage
95 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Shatz | 11 | 4.73 | 4.67 |
| Fred Hoffman | 11 | 4.22 | 4.20 |
| Arthur Guarino | 9 | 4.48 | 4.46 |
| Zhengzi Li | 8 | 4.31 | 4.33 |
| Mitchell Fillet | 7 | 3.77 | 3.77 |
| Ahmed Albrolisy | 6 | 4.45 | 4.40 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston
Current availability
6 open of 6
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
6
(33:390:300)<em> OR </em>(33:390:310)<em> OR </em>(29:390:329)
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.