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Corporate Finance Institute

Corporate Finance Fundamentals

via Corporate Finance Institute

Overview

Corporate Finance Fundamentals Course Overview

Corporate Finance Fundamentals covers capital investment, capital financing, and the return of capital. Learn how companies evaluate potential projects for those that increase shareholder value. Understand how to optimize a firm’s capital structure. Select various methods for returning capital to shareholders.

Corporate Finance Fundamentals Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Understand what capital investment is and why it increases a company’s assets
  • Learn common metrics used by companies to evaluate various investments
  • Learn the business life cycle and how it impacts the funding life cycle
  • Understand the types & sources of equity & debt available to companies
  • Learn how to minimize a company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
  • Understand the advantages & disadvantages of the different ways a company can return capital

Who Should Take This Corporate Finance Fundamentals Course?

This course is ideal for those interested in the FMVA Certification and needing a refresher on the fundamentals of corporate finance. It is also ideally suited to those who have not studied corporate finance and are looking for an introductory course that covers the subject.

Syllabus

  • Course Introduction
  • Capital Investment - Overview
  • Capital Investment - Metrics
  • Capital Financing - Overview
  • Capital Financing – Equity
  • Capital Financing – Debt
  • Capital Financing – Optimal Structure
  • Capital Return
  • Course Summary
  • Qualified Assessment

Taught by

Duncan McKeen

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