Michel Girardin

Michel Girardin holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Lausanne and a Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics. He has more than 20 years of experience as Chief Economist / Chief Investment Officer in the Swiss Private Banking sector and specializes in international macroeconomics and Asset Allocation studies.

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Securing Investment Returns in the Long Run (Coursera)

In this course, you will learn about the famous dichotomy between active and passive investing, how to appropriately measure and analyze investment performance and what the future trends in the investment management industry are. You will first learn about absolute and relative performance, risk-adjusted returns and how to decompose [...]

Portfolio and Risk Management (Coursera)

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the theory underlying optimal portfolio construction, the different ways portfolios are actually built in practice and how to measure and manage the risk of such portfolios.

Understanding Financial Markets (Coursera)

In this course, you will learn what the main financial markets and their characteristics are as well as how they are linked to the economy. Our very diversified team of experts will start by teaching you how the price of stocks and bonds are computed and why they move [...]

Meeting Investors' Goals (Coursera)

In this course, you will dive into the concepts of rationality and irrationality and understand how they impact our investment decisions and what the consequences can be at the market level. You will first explore the different biases that we, as humans, are subjected to when facing investment decisions [...]