Are there any classes at a 2 year college that teach about investment strategies?

Question

do any of them?

Any of the buisiness classes one might imagine ?

Answer 1

If you want to work in investments you will need a four year degree in finance, economics, accounting, or other quantitative major (at the very least).

Answer 2

Anything at a two-year college could just be read on your own time. go to the local bookstore. the intelligent investor is the standard for everyone, even for Buffet. The fundamentals of investing is not difficult. Only advance mathematical/statistical models is where it gets hairy, but those are learned in the last years of a four-year college and MBA programs. You can learn everything online. Read investopedia.com.

Answer 3

Nope.  I graduated with an accounting degree and took a lot of finance classes.  They teach you what to look for but they don't teach you how to value a stock.  Plus the classes have very outdated material.

Answer 4

I have yet to find anywhere in the Academic world classes that address investment strategies.

You will have to do this one on you own, but it's not that big of a deal as long as you work at it.

Here are some books for you to read

The first book you should read is Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Then try some of these

What Works on Wall Street by James O'Shaunessey

Beating the Street by Peter Lynch

One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch

The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom

Trading For a Living by Alexander Elder

Mastering the Trade” by John Caster

How to Make Money in Stocks” by William O’Neil

The Disciplined Trader by Mark Douglas

Get into the habit of making daily visits to some websites like MSN Money and Yahoo Finance.  (http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp http://finance.yahoo.com/ )

While at MSN following the strategy lab analysts to get a feel for what the pros are doing and why.  This site has some basic information for beginners. If any site offers free information, take it.

Visit some of the more professional websites like Zacks - http://www.zacks.com/

Smart Money - http://www.smartmoney.com/  Schaeffer’s – http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/

Not only will you find these site educational with deciding on investment strategies, but they will also instruct you on how to select stocks that meet your criteria