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Why Study Finance?

 
  • Most of the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies started their career in finance
  • Every business decision has financial implications
  • Opportunity to choose five different career tracks if you are finance major
  • Opportunity to learn how to manage other people’s money as a money manager and portfolio manager
  • Opportunity to be a security analyst and recommend stocks that are good buys and stocks that are not good buys.
  • Opportunity to work for banks in the area of consumer lending or commercial lending
  • Stepping stone to work in the area of financial risk management
  • Opportunity to learn about trading of futures and options contracts
  • Stepping stone to become Financial Analysts (CFA)
  • Stepping stone to become Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
  • Stepping stone to become a licensed stockbroker and trade securities on a stock exchange
  • Opportunity to learn about corporate mergers and acquisitions
  • Learn how stocks and bonds are valued
  • Learn why stocks go up and down
  • Learn how to take “Bull” by its horn and “Bear” by its tail

 
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School of Business Administration
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Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
  

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