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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 23, 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 4, 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 Akkas A

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Jun 4, 2020

capstone project is to taught

By Jessica F

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Aug 7, 2020

Wonderfully communicated!!

By CHRISTIAN D

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Apr 5, 2023

Good overview of finance

By Ganthi M r

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Jul 12, 2020

Learning soo many things

By Avinash K

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Jun 2, 2022

eellent xperiexperience

By Brian M

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Jul 2, 2020

Great course, thanks!

By Issa B A

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Aug 25, 2019

free good Thank you

By DORIS S A B (

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Feb 11, 2026

Easy to understand

By Belinda M

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Dec 1, 2020

Excellent course

By Ahmed L

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May 11, 2020

simply stunning

By Aadithya S

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Mar 29, 2021

Great course!

By Julian H

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Jan 11, 2018

Great course!

By Denise

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Aug 29, 2017

great course!

By Breychell M D A

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Oct 26, 2020

Muy bonito

By MELIH Y

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Aug 1, 2019

thank u

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Sep 20, 2024

V.good

By ENDER C

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Aug 24, 2019

THANKS

By Fahed A E ( O - P A E

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May 11, 2022

great

By Akkshita L

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Sep 12, 2024

good

By Mithil G P

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Mar 23, 2022

nice

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Jul 28, 2021

NICE

By khethan r

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Sep 24, 2020

good

By HASAN B Y

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Sep 1, 2019

Good

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Jun 14, 2022

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