In this course students will learn fundamental time-value-of-money valuation techniques as applied to security valuation. They will study Modern Portfolio Theory, Capital Asset Pricing Model, and Efficient Markets Hypothesis, which are underlying principles of all investment decisions. They will also be introduced to various types of financial securities and gain an understanding as to how these securities trade in the marketplace. Two group projects (a case study and research article assignment) as well as weekly homework are used to reinforce the application of course concepts.