Valuation of securities and portfolio construction and administration. The study of the US and Latin American markets for debt and equity securities and other investments. Review economic and financial evaluation of investment projects, rationale of project appraisal, cost-benefits analysis, market feasibility studies. Project engineering, and the impact of risk, uncertainty, taxes, inflation and devaluation in investment decisions. TEXTBOOK: Essentials of Investments, Bodi/Kane/Marcus, 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill/Irwin