Finance ★

Wharton MBA Curriculum · 3:54

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[Verse 1]
From Philadelphia halls where legends are made
Wharton's finance crown will never fade
Black-Scholes equation prices your call
Greeks tell you delta when markets may fall
Gamma and theta, vega's the guide
Risk and reward dancing side by side

[Chorus]
Finance is the heart, the soul, the art
Mean variance optimization, that's where we start
CAPM beta measures systematic risk
Fama-French factors, three's the trick
Duration convexity for bonds that we hold
Wharton finance turns knowledge to gold

[Verse 2]
Markowitz showed us the efficient frontier
Diversify holdings, make risk disappear
Yield curves are sloping, term structure's the key
Normal or inverted, what do you see?
Private equity comes with leverage so high
LBO modeling makes cash flows fly

[Chorus]
Finance is the heart, the soul, the art
Mean variance optimization, that's where we start
CAPM beta measures systematic risk
Fama-French factors, three's the trick
Duration convexity for bonds that we hold
Wharton finance turns knowledge to gold

[Bridge]
Behavioral bias clouds our judgment
Market anomalies challenge the truth
Limits to arbitrage keep prices wrong
Basel framework keeps banks strong
Currency hedging cross the borders
Structured finance in perfect order

[Verse 3]
Mergers and acquisitions, deals in the night
DCF valuation gets the price right
Securitization bundles the loans
Fintech disruption shakes up the thrones
Investment banking, insurance too
Financial institutions, tried and true

[Chorus]
Finance is the heart, the soul, the art
Mean variance optimization, that's where we start
CAPM beta measures systematic risk
Fama-French factors, three's the trick
Duration convexity for bonds that we hold
Wharton finance turns knowledge to gold

[Outro]
From options to bonds to equity stakes
Wharton finance, whatever it takes
The flagship major that built the brand
Finance mastery, take your stand

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