Part 1: Introduction to Corporate Finance and Financial Decision Making
Accounting Based Financial Ratios
Part 2: Ratio Analysis and Multiples Valuation
The Case of Unidentified Industries: In-class Discussion
Financial Analysis I: Capital Budgeting
Part 1: Financial Analysis II: Return on Investment
Investment Decision Rules
Part 2: Interest Rates and Loans: How Not to Be Duped
"Should You Pay Cash for a New Car?" Case: In-class Discussion
Part 1: Bond Valuation
Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
Basic Bond Characteristics
Pricing of Bonds and Arbitrage
Sensitivity of Bond Prices to Characteristics
Part 1: Valuing the Firm
Three Models of Equity Valuation
Part 2: Risk and the Cost of Capital
Risk and the Cost of Capital
Part 3: What Finance Tells You about Portfolio Choice
Part 1: Market Pricing of Risk
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Part 2: Estimating the Cost of Capital
Cost of Capital at Ameritrade Case Discussion
Part 1: How Do Firms Fund Investment
Financing Investment: Perfect Capital Markets
Part 2: Leverage and Market Imperfections I: Debt and Taxes
Financing Investment: Corporate Taxes
Part 3: Leverage and Market Imperfections II: Distress and Bankruptcy
Financing Investment: Bankruptcy
~~Derivatives and Risk Management~~