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FIN 312: Investment Principles

Comprehensive Revision Guide and Notes 2026

Part 01: About This Guide

Part 02: Sample Examination

Part 03: Suggested Solutions to Exam Paper

Part 04: Study Tips for Students

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University of Alberta - FIN 312: Investment Principles

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 - 2027

University	University of Alberta
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	FIN 312
Course Title	Investment Principles
Notes Title	Comprehensive Revision Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all examinable topics for the FIN 312: Investment Principles at the University of Alberta. These notes offer vital information on exam format, what will be on the exam and key concepts you should be focusing your studies on. The purpose of this guide is to provide a logical structure for the topics that make up the course; to emphasize and explain the important concepts and methods in each topic; and to provide initial examples to which the concepts and methods are applied. The guide will get you way up to speed on the course you'll know it so well; in fact, you will pass the final exam.

This course examines securities and securities markets with emphasis on stocks and bonds. Topics include information, interest rates, risk-return relationships, efficient markets, diversification, portfolio performance measurement, and the application of financial theory to investment decisions.

Prerequisite:

FIN 201 or 301 and MGTSC 212 or 312.
Students may not receive credit for both FIN 312 and ECON 442.
Students may not receive credit for both FIN 312 and FIN 412.

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ACCTG 200	Introduction to Accounting
ACCTG 211	Introduction to Accounting for Financial Performance
ACCTG 222	Introduction to Accounting for Management Decision Making
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ECON 101	Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102	Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 281	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I
ECON 299	Quantitative Methods in Economics
ECON 399	Introductory Econometrics
FIN 201	Introduction to Finance
FIN 312	Investment Principles
FIN 322	Capital Investment
FIN 413	Risk Management
FIN 414	Operation of Financial Institutions
MARK 201	Introduction to Marketing
MGTSC 212	Probability and Statistics for Business
PSYCH 213	Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology I
SEM 301	Behaviour in Organizations
STAT 151	Introduction to Applied Statistics I
STAT 161	Introductory Statistics for Business and Economics
STAT 235	Introductory Statistics for Engineering

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University of Alberta - FIN 312: Investment Principles

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