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2024
Basics of County Investments Course
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Basics of County Investments Course
February 27, 2024 - March 01, 2024
Multi-day
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel Spa & Conference Center
1001 E McCarty Ln
San Marcos, TX 78666
Contact Deanna Auert or Amy Lawson at (800) 456‑5974.
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Tuesday, Feb. 27
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Thursday, Feb. 29
END of Part 1 – Basics Course
START of Part 2 – Complete Course
Friday, March 1
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10:00 AM - 4:25PM: Registration
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Program History/County Investment Academy Standards – Section 1
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM: Schematic of County Operations – Section 2
11:05 AM - 11:50 AM: Fiduciary Relationships – Section 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM: Lunch (provided)
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM: Public Funds Investment Act – Section 4
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM: Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: The Federal Reserve & The Economy – Section 5
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM: Break
3:10 PM - 4:25 PM: Depository Contracts & Valuing Collateral – Section 6
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Cash Flow Forecasting – Section 7
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM: Break
9:10 AM - 10:50 AM: Investment Policies & Strategies – Section 8
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM: Structure of Securities – Section 9
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch (provided)
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Eligible Securities and Hierarchy of Issuers – Section 10
2:30 PM - 2:40PM: Break
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM: Discussion of Risk – Section 11
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM: Break
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM: Investment Reporting – Section 12
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Security Selection – Section 13
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM: Break
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM: Evaluating Broker/Client Relationships – Section 14
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM: Break
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM: Review – Section 20
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11:50 AM - 12:50 PM: Lunch (provided)
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12:50 PM - 3:00 PM: Recordkeeping, Trade Verification, Settlement, Clearance & Safekeeping – Section 15
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM: Break
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM: Basic Investment Accounting – Section 16
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM: Internal/Operational Controls – Section 17
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8:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Rate of Return Exercise – Section 18
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Break
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Math of Finance/Yield to Maturity – Section 19
