Portfolio Concepts and Management

Monday, May 21 - Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Portfolio Concepts and Management lays the groundwork for the principles of portfolio theory and investment performance measurement. This 3½-day course offers the practical tools and experiences needed to make sound investment management decisions. Participate in lecture/discussion sessions, problemsolving exercises and small group breakout sessions. Build confidence in your ability to properly evaluate investments with a broad, integrated understanding of overall investment products and practices.

Key Takeaways

  • Learn the tools and concepts needed for effective portfolio oversight.
  • Obtain a solid grounding in the principles of portfolio theory and investment performance.
  • Gain practical tools and experience needed to allow you to make sound investment management decisions.
  • Apply what you learn in an interactive case study.

Registration Includes

  • Certificate from the Wharton school
  • Breakfasts
  • Lunches
  • Healthy snacks and beverage breaks
  • A welcome reception

Earning Your Certificate

A certificate of completion from the Wharton School will be awarded to those who:

  • Attend all of the sessions (including the group work sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings)
  • Successfully complete the brief exam on Thursday, which will reinforce the practical takeaways from the content lectures and group work presentations.

If you wish to be eligible for a certificate, please make your travel plans accordingly and be sure to leave your evenings open for group work participation as indicated above.

A Note About Group Work

Teams will be formed to work through sample portfolios and/or scenarios facing pension fiduciaries. Each scenario will integrate topics from the program. Teams will meet Tuesday and Wednesday evenings to prepare for group work presentations that take place on Thursday morning. The group will also reinforce learning and help participants prepare for the short examination at the end of the week.

Additional Class Notes

You may find it helpful to bring a calculator for participating in examples and exercises throughout the course.

Registrants will be notified by e-mail if and when select materials are posted on the Wharton Web site that will serve as prereading for the course.

For course content call Tiffany Ulbing at (262) 373-7652; or e-mail tiffanyu@ifebp.org.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hotel Information

Please make your reservations directly with the hotel.

Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel

(215) 387-8000

Rate: $165.00 Single/Double Occupancy Mention International Foundation for special rate until April 20, 2012

Learning Environment

Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania

Steinberg Executive Conference Center
255 South 38th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6359

Classes in Philadelphia are held at the Steinberg Executive Conference Center of the Wharton School on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Lecture rooms offer a state-of-the-art, comfortable environment conducive to adult learning.

Wharton’s skilled educators and researchers, award-winning authors and leading authorities in the investment management field teach and/or oversee the curriculum of the investment courses.


Who Should Attend

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Levels

This course is intended for those who have little experience with investment-related course work.

Multiemployer and public plan trustees, administrators and staff, human resources and benefits professionals, corporate officers and executives, finance personnel, investment professionals, and fiduciaries from both defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Representatives of funds of various types, sizes and geographical areas (United States and Canada) will benefit from this course.


Registration Information
  Member Non Member

Through 4/9/2012 $4,195.00 $4,495.00
After 4/9/2012 $4,395.00 $4,695.00
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