The CQA Institute’s course in Advanced Investment Management is a 2-week course that is taught by the experienced professionals who are CQA members. The course will include a series of topics taught by experts in the field. Topics will include an overview of the industry, equity and fixed income research, asset allocation, risk management, quantitative research, portfolio management, and effective communication. Along with the keynote lectures and discussions, the course will focus on hard-skills development in areas like programming, risk models, and model development. The final project involves students working as a team to develop an investment strategy that is presented to a panel of judges.

The first annual CQA AIM course will begin May 20, 2018. Admittance to the program will be highly selective and applications will be accepted beginning October 1, 2017.