Bachelor of Arts - Finance - Investments

Businesses, organizations and individuals must manage money to reach their goals. For an individual, the goal could be retiring at age forty. For a business, that may mean maximizing profits. For a food bank, increasing the number of people that it serves. Successfully reaching the goal requires proficiency in financial management.

University of Northern Iowa faculty provide experiences that allow them to apply their growing finance knowledge to make sure that graduates are prepared for a career in finance. For example, finance students make actual investment decisions and help grow the student-managed Krause investment fund. They are managing real money before they graduate. This experience and others ensure learners will be highly capable of managing financial assets for a variety of organizations and individuals who need a financial expert to thrive and grow.

Investment concentration is about how to gain knowledge in analyzing financial markets and managing financial assets such as stocks and bonds.