In this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques may be used in practice. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).
This course is part of the Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Defining Attitudes Towards and Alternative Measures of Risk
Linking risk with expected return
Using financial statement analysis to measure cost of capital
Addressing financial reality with real options analysis
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- 5 stars76.81%
- 4 stars18.68%
- 3 stars3.46%
- 2 stars0.34%
- 1 star0.69%
TOP REVIEWS FROM ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO VALUATION AND INVESTMENT
The content in this course is more interesting than that of the previous three. This was my favourite course in the specialization.
The pinnacle of all of the course. Overall, the structure is very well established from course 1-4 in the specialization.
A truly enjoyable course from start to finish! An excellent accompaniment to any aspiring portfolio manager
Very good for refreshing basic investment theory & some exercises with real numbers. Nice literature is available
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