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What Is Commercial Banking?

When businesses need loans, a place to deposit their money, or someone to vouch for their credit, they turn to commercial banks. So, what is commercial banking? Commercial banking covers financial products and services that businesses need, including deposit accounts, …

By Zoe Kaplan - Forage

What Is Private Equity?

Private equity is an area of the finance industry that involves firms making investments in private companies, or companies that aren’t traded on the public stock market. The investment into private companies is referred to as private equity, and private …

By McKayla Girardin - Forage

25 Best Investment Banks to Work for in 2022

Today, we’re excited to release our 2022 Banking 25, a ranking of the best investment banking firms to work for in North America. The ranking is based on a survey of more than 3,600 banking professionals. Conducted this past fall, the survey asked …

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ECON 127 – Introduction to Financial Accounting

In this course, no prior accounting knowledge is required or assumed. Students learn how accountants define assets, liabilities, revenues, and…

ECON 300 – Quantitative Methods in Economics

This course is an introduction to quantitative techniques widely used by economists. Topics include various methods of applied statistics that…

ECON 301 – Microeconomic Analysis

This course develops the analytical tools of microeconomic theory; studies market equilibrium under conditions of perfect and imperfect competition; and…

ECON 329 – Corporate Finance

The course aims to develop an understanding of the applications of the principles of economics to the study of financial…

ECON 328 – Investment Finance

This course explores theoretical and empirical aspects of investment finance. Topics include portfolio theory, portfolio evaluation, and asset pricing models…