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MFIN 8801

Investments · 6 instructors on record · 27 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations27 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

69thMore challenging than 69% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”27 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

48thMore work than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

59BC — “Workload”27 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.

In a competitive market, investors allocate funds among financial securities in response to perceived values and subjective attitudes toward risk. This course addresses the issues that seem to determine the relative values of financial instruments and the techniques available to assist the investor in making risk/return tradeoff.

The board

6 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 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Robert JamesFinance	9113 records	78th	86th	—no page
2	Vincent BogousslavskyAssociate Professor and Hillenbrand Family Faculty Fellow · Finance fewer records	923 records	78th	51st	6610 ratings · all classes
3	Cheng JiangFinance Provisional fewer records	941 record	78th	70th	7610 ratings · all classes
4	David SolomonProfessor and David J. Mastrocola Dean's Faculty Fellow · Finance fewer records	853 records	39th	40th	—no page
5	Michael BarryProfessor of the Practice · Finance	866 records	78th	53rd	—no page
6	Bozidar JovanovicAssistant Professor of the Practice · Finance Provisional	791 record	78th	32nd	—no page

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 6 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 27 records

The Professor4 items

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

9136th pctl

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

9457th pctl

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

9136th pctl

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

9337th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9251st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9149th pctl

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

9136th 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.

9256th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9044th 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.

5948th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9369th pctl

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

9038th 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

27 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Robert James	Spring 2026	01	92	89	60
Robert James	Spring 2026	02	90	87	60
Robert James	Fall 2025	01	96	88	60
Bozidar Jovanovic	Fall 2025	02	79	79	60
Vincent Bogousslavsky	Fall 2025	03	93	92	60
Cheng Jiang	Summer 2025	01	94	85	60
Robert James	Spring 2025	01	86	82	—
Robert James	Spring 2025	02	87	81	60
Robert James	Fall 2024	01	91	84	60
Vincent Bogousslavsky	Fall 2024	03	89	91	60
Michael Barry	Summer 2024	01	87	84	—
Robert James	Spring 2024	01	93	88	60
Robert James	Spring 2024	02	95	89	60
Robert James	Fall 2023	01	90	82	—
David Solomon	Fall 2023	03	82	84	—
Michael Barry	Summer 2023	01	93	87	—
Robert James	Spring 2023	01	97	94	60
Vincent Bogousslavsky	Spring 2023	02	94	89	60
Michael Barry	Fall 2022	01	82	82	80
David Solomon	Fall 2022	02	88	86	60
Robert James	Fall 2022	03	93	82	60
Michael Barry	Summer 2022	01	90	80	60
Robert James	Spring 2022	01	85	79	60
Michael Barry	Spring 2022	02	85	80	—
Michael Barry	Fall 2021	01	80	78	40

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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.