MSc Fundamental Analysis & Value Investing

Finance · Live · v0

Path type: Finance
Requirements: Open entry
Enrollment: €9.95
Deadline: Next cohort starts 2027-09-06 (AY 2027/28)
Length: ~1 year · 46 phases
Language: English · Español
Content freshness: Curriculum updated 2026-08-23 · content rev d2134695
Cortex Credits (CC): 126 CC
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Syllabus: View the phase syllabus

Foundations, tooling & the valuekit anchor

The investor's frame

The money math

Market structure, instruments & where the information lives

The personal financial plan

Long-horizon strategy and the arithmetic of drag

Taxation of investment returns

Behavioural finance & decision hygiene

Financial risk: taxonomy and measurement

VaR, expected shortfall & stress testing

Portfolio construction and the risk-return frontier

Dynamic risk control

The business model, the reporting calendar & the filing map

The income statement

The balance sheet

The cash flow statement & owner earnings

Ratio analysis & DuPont

Accounting quality & forensic red flags

Intrinsic value, margin of safety & the four philosophies

Relative valuation & comparables

Dividends, buybacks & shareholder returns

The three-statement forecasting model

Discounted cash flow & the cost of capital

Asset-based, net-net & earnings-power value

Moats, ROIC and the capital cycle

Screening, the checklist & the depth ladder

Management, governance & capital allocation

Writing the investment thesis

AI as the analyst's copilot

Bonds: fundamentals and pricing

Curves, duration & convexity

Credit analysis, structured & hybrid instruments

Forwards, futures & swaps

Options: pricing, Greeks & volatility

Commodities and the capital cycle

Real estate investing

Private markets: private equity, business ownership & the exit

Microeconomics for investors

Macroeconomics & the business cycle

Geopolitics & country risk

Digital assets

Banks, insurers & financial institutions

Software, platforms & subscription businesses

Healthcare, biotech & pharma

Consumer, retail, industrials — and building a playbook for any sector

Capstone: the depth ladder, end to end

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Enrolment prerequisites: A verified account and admissions-committee approval.

Professor: Vacancy available