Marcus Aurelius said “Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.” This course offers in-depth case studies of how political chaos and uprisings impact investors, how empires are financed, the investment opportunities they create, and much more.
Course Content
8+ hours of content, 47 videos, 8 lectures.
Qualifies for CFA PL Credits
This course qualifies towards CFA Professional Learning Credits.
Presented by Jamie Catherwood
Also known as “The Finance History Guy”, Jamie has appeared on BloombergTV, the Bloomberg Odd Lots Podcast, and guest lectured at the Yale School of Management.
His Twitter account is a recommended follow by the Wall Street Journal for financial history, and 13,000+ subscribers receive his Investor Amnesia newsletter every week.
Case Studies: Financial Innovations & Empires
Internationally renowned economic historian Niall Ferguson reveals how empires do not follow the typical rise-fall pattern that others suggest. He demonstrates that empires are often born out of financial innovation.
Learn How Political Chaos Impact Investors
Focusing on revolutions in Russia & China, Bloomberg Executive Editor Tracy Alloway explains how political chaos impacts investors. Tracy shows how even 100 year old Imperial bonds can still influence geopolitics today.
Your Teachers
Legendary Investors, Bestselling Authors, and World-Class Professors.
Marc Andreessen
Co-Founder, a16z
Niall Ferguson
Milbank Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Tracy Alloway
Executive Editor, Bloomberg
Mike Green
Chief Strategist, Simplify Asset Management
Christopher Dillon
Senior Lecturer, King's College London
Kim Oosterlinck
Professor, Université libre de Bruxelles
Dr. John Handel
Post-Doc Fellow, University of Virginia
Dr. Daniel Edwards
Author, 'Finance & The Crusades'