University of Michigan
Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making Specialization
University of Michigan

Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making Specialization

Learn Finance to Understand a Business Strategy. Master An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Value Creation

Taught in English

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Gautam Kaul

Instructor: Gautam Kaul

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Specialization - 4 course series

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What you'll learn

  • Understand the sources of value of companies

    Evaluate the cash flows of a project

    Evaluate the risk of a project

    Value a project and a strategy

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Specialization - 4 course series

Introduction to Time Value of Money (TVM)

Course 112 hours4.8 (877 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • To be able to understand and apply one of the two main building blocks of finance - Time Value of Money (TVM)

  • To evaluate alternatives

  • To make decisions

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Forecast
Category: Developing Financial Models

Advanced Concepts in Time Value of Money (TVM)

Course 214 hours4.7 (70 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the concept of Time Value of Money (TVM) using more advanced applications and questions.

  • Apply the TVM concept in real-life problems of financial planning and saving for college.

  • Learn more about loans and apply TVM concepts to borrowing and lending.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Planning (Business)
Category: Time Value of Money (TVM)

Stocks and Bonds

Course 39 hours4.6 (377 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Pricing and trading of bonds

  • Pricing and trading of stocks

  • How companies are financed and why

Skills you'll gain

Category: Pricing Stocks
Category: Trading in Financial Markets
Category: Pricing Bonds

Advanced Understanding of Stocks and Bonds

Course 412 hours4.7 (38 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about stock valuation, growth and different types of growth

  • Learn about different sources of risks in bondsApply these concepts in practice assignments

Skills you'll gain

Category: Bond Valuation
Category: Trading in finacial market
Category: Stock Valuation

Instructor

Gautam Kaul
University of Michigan
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