This course introduces the fundamentals of financial decision-making. The coursework provides a solid foundation for calculating risks and returns and assessing financial information to optimize investments. Key concepts and applications include time value of money, risk-return tradeoff, retirement savings, mortgage financing, auto leasing, asset valuation, capital budgeting, financial forecasting, and other important financial concepts. The concepts are applied to a variety of real-world situations spanning both the personal and corporate decision-making processes.
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This course incorporates the use of spreadsheets.