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  • Overview

    This newly revised and updated introductory course draws upon both finance theory and practical applications to help managers understand key concepts that underlie analysis and execution of financial decisions. Starting with the objectives of the firm and its Chief Financial Officer, the course teaches students how to apply time value of money principles, the capital budgeting framework, and analysis of financing options when making financial decisions.

    Audience:

    • Individuals in credit
    • Investment banking
    • Corporate finance
    • Sales and trading

    • Introduction To Corporate Finance

      This module will provide you with a great introduction to the field of Corporate Finance. We'll start off with a discussion of maximizing the welfare of stockholders: every CFO's #1 job. Then we'll talk about the two broad topics that CFO's deal with every day: managing the company's cash flow, and maintaining access to the markets without taking unnecessary risks. We'll finish the lesson by taking a look at the concept of 'the efficient' market, and the implications of efficient markets for a company's financial performance.

    • The Time Value Of Money

      This course covers time value of money (TVM) principles and risk and return. You will review the basic TVM techniques used in evaluating all financial decisions and their cash flow implications. For Risk and Return, you will learn how risk influences investment decisions, and how to calculate risk and rates of return. Further, you will explore the benefits of diversification and the use of the portfolio concept in investing.

    • More Time Value Applications

      This module deals with the effects of interest rates on investment and financing project.

    • Capital Budgeting

      This module provides an overview of the following: Merits of using net present value vs. internal rate of return, Special capital budget problems, Examples: capital rationing, projects of different lives, After-tax weighted average cost of capital as discount rate, Calculating cost of debt, equity and cash flows on investments.

    • Factors Affecting Financial Decisions

      This module covers financing decisions and how they affect the value of a firm.