GSBC+Invest Bond Basics
The GSBC+Invest Bond Basics virtual course provides portfolio managers and individuals new to bank investments training on the mechanics and fundamentals of fixed-income investments from a community-banking perspective. Bond Basics is a pre-requisite of the GSBC+Invest Community Bank Investments School.
Modules include:
-The Basics of a Bond
-Understanding Yield
-Investment Portfolio Risks
-Intro to Fixed-Income Securities
-Intro to Portfolio Management
Bond Basics is an online, self-paced course taking users approximately 18-20 hours to complete, and includes video instruction, five module quizzes and a cumulative exam. Users also gain access to a workbook to aid in their learning.
Registration:
Bond Basics is a beginner-level course that is best suited for portfolio managers, individuals tangentially involved in investments and directors of community banks.
Skills / Knowledge
- Understanding yield
- Investment portfolio risks
- Fixed-income securities
- Portfolio management fundamentals