Earn a Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance Major at Thompson Rivers University
The Finance major is offered at Thompson Rivers University.
Investments deals with a professional such as a financial advisor or money manager choosing to invest in GICs, stocks, bonds, options, futures, swaps, real estate, commodities such as gold or collectibles, to name a few. The primary goal is to make your client rich. Another purpose in wealth management is to minimize the risk of your client’s portfolio perhaps through the use of derivatives and their strategies such as butterfly spreads, call bear spreads, put bull spreads, collars, and straddles. Potential employers include banks, insurance companies, pension funds, private equity firms, hedge funds, and mutual fund companies among others.
Quick Facts
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| Duration: |
4 years |
| Intake: |
September / May / January |
| Tuition Fee: |
- C$6,900/semester (up to 12 credits/4 courses)
- C$8,400/semester (15 credits/5 courses)
- each additional credit: C$500 (fall/winter) C$575 (summer)
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| Location: |
Kamloops, Canada |
The other field is corporate finance. Professionals here may focus on financing an organization’s daily operations and future growth. Sources of capital to finance the firm include vehicles such as lines of credit, commercial paper, term loans, mortgages, bonds, leases, venture capital, and IPOs to fund seasonal build-ups in working capital and major asset purchases. Additional specialization in corporate finance may be cash management, accounts receivable management like collections, payables management, and working in mergers and acquisitions teams. Possible employers are corporations, not-for-profit firms, governments and their agencies.
Careers
Typical Job Titles
- Loans Officer
- Personal Financial Advisor
- Equity Analyst
- Fixed Income Analyst
- Portfolio Manager
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director of Risk Management
- Stock Broker
- Investment Dealer
- Treasury Manager
- Mergers and Acquisition Specialist
- Trustee in Bankruptcy
