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MFIN 1151

Investments · 11 instructors on record · 72 sections

What the course score is made of

82BC evaluations72 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

71stMore challenging than 71% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

94BC — “Intellectually Challenging”72 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

54BC — “Workload”72 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The course introduces the student to the process of investing in financial securities. The functioning of financial markets and the analysis of various investment media are examined. Major topics include valuation models for stocks, bonds, and options.

The board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 3 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Robert JamesFinance	9311 records	93rd	79th	—no page
2	Tuomas TomunenAssistant Professor · Finance	9111 records	30th	69th	964 ratings · all classes
3	Ronnie SadkaChairperson, and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty, and Haub Family Professor in the Carroll School of Management · Finance	895 records	30th	87th	801 rating · all classes
4	Cheng JiangFinance Provisional fewer records	931 record	25th	65th	7610 ratings · all classes
5	Vincent BogousslavskyAssociate Professor and Hillenbrand Family Faculty Fellow · Finance	878 records	47th	76th	6610 ratings · all classes
6	Stefan WalzAssistant Professor · Finance Provisional fewer records	822 records	39th	64th	—no page
7	David SolomonProfessor and David J. Mastrocola Dean's Faculty Fellow · Finance	8310 records	39th	62nd	—no page
8	Michael BarryProfessor of the Practice · Finance	829 records	30th	72nd	—no page
9	Bozidar JovanovicAssistant Professor of the Practice · Finance fewer records	793 records	43rd	74th	—no page
10	Jeffrey PontiffProfessor and James F. Cleary '50, DBA H '93 Chair in Finance · Finance	808 records	43rd	66th	547 ratings · all classes
11	Milena WittwerFinance	614 records	45th	41st	402 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 2 of 11 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 72 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8924th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9131st pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8927th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9027th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9146th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9146th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9243rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8834th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9255th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8935th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

5443rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9471st pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8934th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

72 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Bozidar Jovanovic	Spring 2026	01	78	79	60
Tuomas Tomunen	Spring 2026	02	90	88	40
David Solomon	Spring 2026	03	78	73	40
David Solomon	Spring 2026	04	85	84	60
Stefan Walz	Spring 2026	05	78	74	40
Stefan Walz	Spring 2026	06	85	82	60
Tuomas Tomunen	Spring 2026	07	93	93	—
Tuomas Tomunen	Spring 2026	08	92	90	40
Ronnie Sadka	Fall 2025	01	87	85	—
Jeffrey Pontiff	Fall 2025	02	79	82	60
Jeffrey Pontiff	Fall 2025	03	79	82	60
Michael Barry	Fall 2025	04	82	83	—
Michael Barry	Fall 2025	05	82	78	—
Vincent Bogousslavsky	Fall 2025	06	85	82	60
Vincent Bogousslavsky	Fall 2025	07	85	81	60
Robert James	Summer 2025	01	98	96	80
Robert James	Summer 2025	02	92	76	—
David Solomon	Spring 2025	03	80	76	40
David Solomon	Spring 2025	04	82	80	60
Bozidar Jovanovic	Spring 2025	05	84	83	40
Bozidar Jovanovic	Spring 2025	07	76	77	60
Michael Barry	Spring 2025	08	81	75	60
Michael Barry	Spring 2025	09	90	86	60
Ronnie Sadka	Fall 2024	01	87	84	40
Robert James	Fall 2024	04	94	86	60

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.