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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.

JD

May 3, 2020

This class is an excellent introduction to capital budgeting and finance. It is an excellent primer for understanding how businesses can use these tools to analyze transactions.

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By Abhinav K

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Sep 27, 2018

nice course

By Anıl P

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Mar 6, 2024

Excellent!

By Sunali k

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Oct 19, 2022

very goid

By Edgar O

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Jul 13, 2020

Gran curso

By Ilan L

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May 25, 2020

Fantastic!

By GOZDE O

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Aug 29, 2019

Thank you!

By WEGELER M

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Jun 1, 2018

Excellent.

By Anwar J M A K

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Sep 11, 2023

Excellent

By Esteban E R R

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May 15, 2023

Excellent

By Ibrahim A

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Feb 1, 2022

Thank you

By Sachin M

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Jun 21, 2021

Very good

By Abhinava G

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Mar 14, 2021

Excellent

By Sundus J

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Nov 7, 2020

excellent

By Kristelle O T

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Oct 27, 2020

Excellent

By MEHMET G

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Dec 23, 2019

thank you

By NURULLAH Ö

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Sep 1, 2019

THANK YOU

By GUNAY A B

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Sep 1, 2019

thank you

By OLCAY

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Aug 31, 2019

thank you

By HASAN E K

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Aug 31, 2019

thanks!!!

By SEDA O T

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Aug 29, 2019

thank you

By YUNUS E O

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Aug 28, 2019

very well

By DAVUT D

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Aug 28, 2019

Thank you

By HASAN A

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Aug 12, 2019

EXCELLENT

By BEKIR S O

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Jul 31, 2019

Thanks :)

By Antonio J S

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Jul 28, 2019

muy bueno