Lectures in course FIN-401: Introduction to finance

Covers financial valuation models, risk-return trade-off, firm analysis, and financing decisions.

Introduces the DCF method for valuing firms and projects, emphasizing the importance of using cash flows over earnings in finance.

Introduction to Finance: Understanding Financial Statements

Covers the basics of finance, focusing on understanding financial statements like balance sheets and income statements.

Interest Rates: Understanding Finance

Covers interest rates, inflation impact, real vs nominal rates, and investment decisions.

Understanding Interest Rates: Term Structure and Yield Curve

Explores interest rates, term structure, and yield curve, illustrating their relation and impact on economic forecasts.

Green Bonds: Sustainable Investments & Market Growth

Explores green bonds as sustainable investments, covering market growth, key transactions, certification process, and ESG criteria.

Introduction to Finance: Risk and Return

Delves into finance, emphasizing risk and return in investments, covering free cash flow, dividends, NPV, EBIT, and portfolio analysis.

Introduction to Finance: Risk and Return in Portfolios

Covers risk and return tradeoffs in portfolios, diversification benefits, and the efficient frontier with multiple assets.

Efficient Portfolio: CAPM Application

Explores efficient portfolios and the CAPM model in finance, analyzing risk, returns, and market relationships.

Corporate Debt and Financing Decisions

Explores corporate debt's influence on financing decisions, market efficiency, and investor behavior, emphasizing credit quality and capital structure.

Modigliani/Miller Theorem: Firm Value and Capital Structure

Explores the Modigliani/Miller Theorem, showing how firm value remains unaffected by financing policy in ideal capital markets.

Corporate Debt Financing: Impact and Strategies

Explores the rise of debt as a financing tool for corporations post the 2008 financial crisis and analyzes the impact of corporate bond issuances.

Valuation Methods: APV vs. WACC

Covers the APV valuation method, comparing it to the WACC method and discussing the Flow-to-Equity method and default costs.

Introduction to Finance: Options in Corporate Finance

Introduces options in corporate finance, covering markets, terminology, and graphical representations.