F I N A N C I A L A N A LYS I S | M S FA
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Become an expert in investment management and analysis.
YO U R C L A S S RO O M E X P E R I E N C E Classes meet three days per week in the full-time program and one Saturday per month in the professional (part-time) program. Your instructors are a combination of academics and practitioner experts, most of whom hold CFA charters.
R E A L-WO R L D P R AC T I C A L E X P E R I E N C E The MSFA program is located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district. You will gain theoretical knowledge and the practical skills you need to manage wealth and analyze investment opportunities effectively. Build your professional network with fellow students and alumni who are working at industry leading companies like BlackRock, Bank of China, J.P. Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs & Co., and Wells Fargo Wealth Management.
S E L E C T CO U R S E WO R K ›› Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
›› Derivatives
›› Alternative Investments
›› Equity Valuation
›› Applied Investment Analysis
›› International Finance
›› Behavioral Finance
›› Macroeconomics for Finance
›› Capital Market Theory
›› Portfolio Management
›› Corporate Finance
A sample of courses frequently taught.
›› Econometrics
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THE USF MSFA PROGRAM IS FOR YOU 1. Join a program that is an official Academic Program Partner of the CFA Institute, a distinction held by only 154 universities worldwide 2. Full- and part-time classes offered so you can choose based on your schedule 3. Gain the essential skills for accessing and analyzing financial data through Bloomberg terminals in our dedicated trading room. Impress employers with your Bloomberg certificates and expertise 4. Master the economic and financial knowledge necessary to value complex financial assets and investment portfolios 5. Understand how economic trends and policies impact asset values and investment risk 6. Ensure a thorough understanding of industry practice and standards as embodied in the skills and knowledge required by the CFA exams
“ The MSFA program is exactly what I
was looking for to push me forward in my career since the program is tailored specifically to investment management, with a clear objective of CFA certification. I really liked that the program helped me achieve my personal goals while working toward the greater good.
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MATT STALCUP, MSFA ’13
Associate Director, Operations Berkeley Endowment Management Company READ HIS STORY usfca.edu/management/stalcup
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Faculty bring in top speakers from companies such as BlackRock, Kleiner Perkins Caufield-Byers, and Coinbase, plus Nobel Laureate in Economics, Alvin E. Roth, and others.
MSFA students can gain realworld experience in what it takes to manage money using the $1 million in our Student Managed Fund.
Last year, MSFA students won the regional CFA Institute Investment Research Challenge beating 16 other teams, including those from Wharton and Stanford.
USF placed in the top 20 percent of schools nationwide that deliver the best experience for military students, according to Military Friendly™.
“ Our faculty care deeply about your
development as sophisticated and principled investment professionals. The MSFA was designed to challenge you, building on your existing strengths and talents to ensure you achieve the most relevant and rigorous investment management training possible. We are fully committed to your future success in the finance profession.
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JOHN VEITCH
Program Director
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Not only did the MSFA at USF PACIFIC HEIGHTS Masagung Graduate School of Management help me increase FILLMORE my financial knowledge, but I JAPANTOWN learned so much more. From LAUREL HEIGHTS valuable leadership skills to WESTERN building my professional network, ADDITION/ NOPA the MSFA program really set me up for success. ALAMO HAYES Masonic
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Become an expert in investment management by mastering the sophisticated concepts FISHERMAN’S and practices deemed crucial by the profession as embodied WHARF in the Chartered Financial FORT MASON Analyst® (CFA) designation. Take your career to theNORTH next TELEGRAPH level by developing your MARINA BEACH HILL 101 quantitative and analytical skills through practical, relevant case studies using RUSSIAN HILL Bloomberg terminals in our trading room.