Course

FIN 3610 — Corporate Finance

Upper-division corporate finance, aligned to Berk & DeMarzo 6e. Time value of money, valuation, risk and return, capital structure, payout, options, and special topics. Includes interactive TVM, bond pricing, CAPM, WACC, and project-cashflow visualizations.

Workshops

6 weekly small-group session s for this course, one per unit. Geofenced stamp-in attendance.

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Foundations

1. The Corporation and Financial Markets ⏱ 25 min
2. Financial Statements and Ratios ⏱ 30 min
3. Financial Decision-Making and the Law of One Price ⏱ 25 min
4. NPV as the Decision Rule ⏱ 25 min

Time, money, and interest rates

1. The Time Value of Money ⏱ 25 min
2. Annuities and Perpetuities ⏱ 25 min
3. Interest Rates and the Term Structure ⏱ 25 min
4. Bond Pricing and Yield to Maturity ⏱ 25 min
5. Credit Risk and Spreads ⏱ 25 min

Valuing projects and firms

1. Investment Decision Rules: NPV, IRR, Payback ⏱ 25 min
2. Capital Budgeting: Incremental Free Cash Flows ⏱ 30 min
3. Sensitivity, Scenario, and Break-Even Analysis ⏱ 20 min
4. Valuing Stocks: Dividends, Payouts, and Free Cash Flow ⏱ 25 min
5. Multiples and Comparables ⏱ 20 min

Risk and return

1. Risk and Return Statistics ⏱ 25 min
2. Optimal Portfolio Choice ⏱ 25 min
3. CAPM and the Security Market Line ⏱ 25 min
4. Estimating the Cost of Capital ⏱ 25 min
5. Factor Models and Market Efficiency ⏱ 25 min

Capital structure and payout

1. Capital Structure in a Perfect Market (MM I) ⏱ 25 min
2. Debt and Taxes ⏱ 25 min
3. Financial Distress and Trade-Off Theory ⏱ 25 min
4. Payout Policy: Dividends and Buybacks ⏱ 20 min
5. Capital Budgeting with Leverage ⏱ 25 min

Options and special topics

1. Financial Options: Calls and Puts ⏱ 25 min
2. Real Options in Capital Budgeting ⏱ 25 min
3. Mergers and Acquisitions ⏱ 25 min
4. Risk Management and Hedging ⏱ 25 min