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About the Course

This short course surveys all the major topics covered in a full semester MBA level finance course, but with a more intuitive approach on a very high conceptual level. The goal here is give you a roadmap and framework for how financial professional make decisions. We will cover the basics of financial valuation, the time value of money, compounding returns, and discounting the future. You will understand discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation and how it compares to other methods. We also step inside the mind of a corporate financial manager and develop the basic tools of capital budgeting. We will survey the how, when, and where to spend money, make tradeoffs about investment, growth, dividends, and how to ensure sound fiscal discipline. Our journey then turns to a Wall Street or capital markets perspective of investments as we discuss the fundamental tradeoff between risk and return. We then synthesize our discussion of risk with our valuation framework and incorporate it into series of direct applications to practice. This course requires no prior familiarity with finance. Rather, it is intended to be a first step for anyone who is curious about understanding stock markets, valuation, or corporate finance. We will walk through all of the tools and quantitative analysis together and develop a guide for understanding the seemingly complex decisions that finance professionals make. By the end of the course, you will develop an understanding of the major conceptual levers that push and pull on financial decision making and how they relate to other areas of business. The course should also serve as a roadmap for where to further your finance education and it would be an excellent introduction of any students contemplating an MBA or Finance concentration, but who has little background in the area....

Top reviews

CI

May 22, 2023

I come from untraditional background but I find this course is very helpful! The course is very well-structured, allowing me to simply and easily understand finance foundation.

GL

Sep 25, 2022

V​ery good course and materials. Learned a lot. The pace was very fast for me and had to watch some classes more than once, but they provide all the information needed for this subject,

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By Mohamed M

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Jan 4, 2022

Incredibly tutoring and informative

By ARKAJYOTI S

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Nov 28, 2020

The course is excellent. Thank you

By Kim B

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Aug 11, 2020

Great course, valuable information

By Juan A O D

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Jul 21, 2024

Excellent course, well explained

By Tim M

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Jul 18, 2024

Excellent and interesting course.

By ERDEM D

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Aug 9, 2019

I'm very grateful for this course

By Heba M

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May 23, 2024

easy to follow, and to the point

By Sharyu C

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Sep 11, 2020

enjoyed the course! very helpful

By Maria M

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Oct 4, 2023

Cours très intéressant et riche

By Joel P

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Jan 30, 2023

Quite challenging but i made it

By Chandan B

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Jun 18, 2022

Really effective for begineers!

By Shamit K

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Jun 14, 2020

Its very helpful for beginners.

By ARJUN R

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Feb 8, 2020

Excellent course for a beginner

By ABDULKADİR K

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Aug 28, 2019

It was very instructive, Thanks

By Leo S

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Mar 6, 2019

Great course. Highly recommend.

By xiongfei z

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Apr 14, 2018

very clearly and very logically

By Захаров Н М

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Oct 27, 2024

Great work with the material)

By Twaneka B

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Jul 15, 2024

Exceptional class and learnng

By FARIS A A

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Aug 27, 2023

Good, but i wish go deep more

By Carlota C

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Dec 7, 2021

Learned a lot, great teacher!

By jonny f

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Nov 9, 2020

excellent course. very useful

By ERDEM S

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Aug 18, 2019

What an adventure! Thank you!

By Imane E

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Aug 12, 2022

Excellent course! Thank you!

By 321913901023 P S C

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Apr 20, 2021

this course is very helpfull

By Claudius W

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Mar 14, 2021

Perfect Course for beginners