Topics of case study I. Development of Stock Exchanges (e.g. NYSE, Frankfurt, Japan, etc.) II. Analysis of Asian indices (e.g. NIKKEI 225, HANG SENG INDEX, S&P/ASX 200 INDEX) III. Analysis of European/ Africa / Middle East indices: (e.g. DJ EURO STOXX 50, FTSE 100 INDEX, CAC 40 INDEX, DAX INDEX, IBEX 35 INDEX, S&P/MIB INDEX, AEX-Index, OMX STOCKHOLM, SWISS MARKET INDEX, etc.) IV. Analysis of American indices (Latin/North): (e.g. DJIA, S & P 500, Nasdaq Composite Index, Mexico Bolsa Index, etc.) V. The role of real assets in an investment portfolio VI. Derivative products VII. The best known investment strategies VIII. Polices of U.S. government and Fed during financial crisis IX. The Great Depression the 1920´s X. Sub-prime crisis