Grade Distribution: Grade Range A ≥ 950 A- ≥ 900 and < 950 B+ ≥ 870 and < 900 B ≥ 830 and < 870 B- ≥ 800 and < 830 C+ ≥ 770 and < 800 C ≥ 730 and < 770 C- ≥ 700 and < 730 D+ ≥ 650 and < 700 D ≥ 600 and < 650 F < 600 Course Outline: Title Topics An Overview of What is Finance? Goals of Financial Management Types of Business Financial Management Organizations Business Ethics and Ethical Behavior Potential Conflicts and Mitigation Financial Markets and Types and Roles Financial Markets Types and Roles of Financial Institutions Institutions Types and Operations of Stock Markets Stock Market Performance Importance of Market Efficiency Analysis of Financial What is Ratio Analysis? The Five Groups of Ratios ROE and DuPont Statements Benchmarking and Trend Analysis Uses and Limitations of Ratios (CFA TOPIC) Time Value of Money What is Time Value of Money? Present Value Future Value Types of (CFA TOPIC) Annuities Uneven Cash Flow Streams Types of Interest Rates Basics of Loan Amortization Bonds and their Corporate and Government Bonds How Bond Prices are Determined Valuation Interest Rates and Bond Prices Changes in Bond Prices Over Time Yield (CFA TOPIC) to Maturity Yield to Call Risks of Bonds Risk and Rates of Stand-Alone Risk vs. Risk in a Portfolio Risk and Required Rate of Return Return Diversifiable Risk vs. Market Risk What is CAPM? Factors Affecting the (CFA TOPIC) Required Rate of Return on Stocks Stocks and their Legal Rights of Stockholders Stock Price vs. Intrinsic Value Discounted Valuation Dividend Model Corporate Valuation Model Preferred Stocks (CFA TOPIC) The Cost of Capital Why Use Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)? Costs of the (CFA TOPIC) Different Components of Capital Calculating WACC Limitations of WACC The Basics of Capital What is Capital Budgeting? Calculating NPV; IRR; MIRR; Payback Budgeting Advantages of NPV Limitations of each Method (CFA TOPIC) Tentative Course Schedule:
Grade Distribution: Grade Range A ≥ 950 A- ≥ 900 and < 950 B+ ≥ 870 and < 900 B ≥ 830 and < 870 B- ≥ 800 and < 830 C+ ≥ 770 and < 800 C ≥ 730 and < 770 C- ≥ 700 and < 730 D+ ≥ 650 and < 700 D ≥ 600 and < 650 F < 600 Course Outline: Title Topics An Overview of Financial Management What is Finance? Goals of Financial Management Types of Business Organizations Business Ethics and Ethical Behavior Potential Conflicts and Mitigation Financial Markets and Institutions Types and Roles Financial Markets Types and Roles of Financial Institutions Types and Operations of Stock Markets Stock Market Performance Importance of Market Efficiency Analysis of Financial Statements (CFA TOPIC) What is Ratio Analysis? The Five Groups of Ratios ROE and DuPont Benchmarking and Trend Analysis Uses and Limitations of Ratios Time Value of Money (CFA TOPIC) What is Time Value of Money? Present Value Future Value Types of Annuities Uneven Cash Flow Streams Types of Interest Rates Basics of Loan Amortization Bonds and their Valuation (CFA TOPIC) Corporate and Government Bonds How Bond Prices are Determined Interest Rates and Bond Prices Changes in Bond Prices Over Time Yield to Maturity Yield to Call Risks of Bonds Risk and Rates of Return (CFA TOPIC) Stand-Alone Risk vs. Risk in a Portfolio Risk and Required Rate of Return Diversifiable Risk vs. Market Risk What is CAPM? Factors Affecting the Required Rate of Return on Stocks Stocks and their Valuation (CFA TOPIC) Legal Rights of Stockholders Stock Price vs. Intrinsic Value Discounted Dividend Model Corporate Valuation Model Preferred Stocks The Cost of Capital (CFA TOPIC) Why Use Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)? Costs of the Different Components of Capital Calculating WACC Limitations of WACC The Basics of Capital Budgeting (CFA TOPIC) What is Capital Budgeting? Calculating NPV; IRR; MIRR; Payback Advantages of NPV Limitations of each Method Tentative Course Schedule:
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