Financial Fundamentals: The Everything Guide To Finance

Master the essentials of finance and gain a solid understanding of financial concepts, strategies, and decision-making

What you'll learn

The basics of corporate finance

How to understand and use financial statements

Taxes and why they matter so much

The time value of money and how to value this

Discounted cash flow valuations

How to value bonds and understand different interest rates

How to value stocks in a variety of ways

Net Present Value (NPV) and many more valuation methods

How to understand risk and return in a portfolio and security

Cost of Capital – How to compute, use, and determine it

What financial leverage is and how it is good and bad

Why capital structure is a big thing for companies and what it is

How to make correct capital investment decisions and choices

What WACC is and how to come up with the WACC

Requirements

No experience is needed, I will teach you everything from zero to hero!

Description

In this comprehensive investing course, you will embark on a journey through the realm of finance, equipping yourself with the essential knowledge and skills needed to navigate the intricate world of investments. From deciphering financial statements to understanding the principles of corporate finance, evaluating the cost of capital, and unraveling the concept of time value of money, this course covers a wide range of topics to empower you with the tools necessary for making informed investment decisions. Here is a list of the key topics and information you will learn in this course: The world of corporate finance How to analyze financial statements Understanding taxes The importance of cash flows and what they are How to compute a multitude of ratios for companies The Time Value of Money Discounted Cash Flow Modeling Bond valuation and interest rates How to value stocks Different valuation methods for making an investment decision Risk & Return involved in finance and investing The Cost of Capital and the WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) Financial leverage and building a capital structure Different capital investment decisions And so much more!Whether you are a beginner or seeking to enhance your existing understanding, join us to unlock the secrets of successful investing and set a solid foundation for your financial future.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction - Everything You Will Learn in the Course

Section 2: Introduction to Corporate Finance

Lecture 2 Understanding Corporate Finance

Lecture 3 Financial Management & What To Know

Lecture 4 Financial Markets & Investments

Section 3: Taxes & Financial Statements

Lecture 5 The Income Statement

Lecture 6 The Balance Sheet

Lecture 7 The Cash Flow Statement

Lecture 8 Where To Find Financial Data

Lecture 9 Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Dividends Per Share (DPS)

Lecture 10 All About Taxes

Lecture 11 Understanding Cash Flow

Section 4: Working With Financial Statements

Lecture 12 Overview & The Different Financial Ratios

Lecture 13 Liquidity Ratios

Lecture 14 Financial Leverage Ratios

Lecture 15 Inventory Ratios

Lecture 16 Turnover (Asset Management) Ratios

Lecture 17 Profitability Ratios

Lecture 18 Market Value Ratios

Lecture 19 The DuPont Identity

Lecture 20 More About Financial Statements & Benchmarking

Section 5: The Time Value of Money

Lecture 21 What is The Time Value of Money?

Lecture 22 Time Value of Money Definitions

Lecture 23 The Time Value of Money Formulas & Putting It Into Practice

Section 6: Discounted Cash Flows

Lecture 24 Understanding What Discounted Cash Flows (DCFs) Actually Are

Lecture 25 Finding The Future Value of an Investment & What Future Value Is

Lecture 26 Finding The Present Value of an Investment & What Present Value Is

Lecture 27 Understanding Annuities and Perpetuities & The Different Types of Them

Lecture 28 Finding The Values of Annuities and Perpetuities

Section 7: Bond Valuations & Interest Rates

Lecture 29 What Bonds Are & The Bond Market

Lecture 30 Debt (Bonds) vs. Equity (Stocks)

Lecture 31 Bonds Terminology You NEED To Know

Lecture 32 Understanding Bond Quotes

Lecture 33 How To Find The Present Value and Yield-to-Maturity on a Bond

Lecture 34 Bonds & Interest Rates & The Relationship Between Them

Lecture 35 Understanding Interest Rates and Inflation

Section 8: How To Actually Value Stocks

Lecture 36 Understanding What Stocks Actually Are & What The Stock Market Actually Is

Lecture 37 Common Stock & Its Features

Lecture 38 Understanding Dividends

Lecture 39 Preferred Stock & Its Features

Lecture 40 Understanding How Stocks Make Returns & Why They Fluctuate

Lecture 41 Why Companies Care About Their Stocks & Where They Trade

Lecture 42 Understanding How To Value Stocks & Putting It Into Practice

Lecture 43 How To Build The Right Models To Value A Stock

Lecture 44 Using Different Dividend Cases To Value A Stock & How

Lecture 45 The Three Dividend Valuation Models & How To Use Them

Lecture 46 Get A Better Understanding Of The Models Again!

Lecture 47 Valuing Stocks Using Multiples & Putting It Into Practice

Section 9: Net Present Value (NPV) & Key Investment Criteria

Lecture 48 Understanding What Is Important For Making an Investment Decision

Lecture 49 Net Present Value (NPV)

Lecture 50 Average Accounting Return (AAR)

Lecture 51 The Profitability Index (PI)

Lecture 52 The Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Lecture 53 Putting Everything Together

Section 10: Understanding Risk & Return

Lecture 54 Understanding Risk & What It Truly Is

Lecture 55 Firm Specific Risks

Lecture 56 Market Risks

Lecture 57 Beta

Lecture 58 Business Cycles

Lecture 59 The Relationship Between Risks & Returns

Lecture 60 Expected Returns & How To Actually Calculate Them

Lecture 61 The Variance of An Asset

Lecture 62 The Standard Deviation of An Asset

Lecture 63 The Covariance and Correlation of An Asset

Lecture 64 Calculating Expected Returns for a Stock Portfolio

Lecture 65 Putting Everything Together

Section 11: The Cost of Capital

Lecture 66 Understanding What The Cost of Capital Is

Lecture 67 Understanding the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) & How To Compute It

Lecture 68 The Cost of Equity

Lecture 69 Finding The Cost of Equity Using The Dividend Growth Model

Lecture 70 Finding The Cost of Equity Using The CAPM

Lecture 71 Computing The Total Cost of Equity

Lecture 72 The Cost of Debt

Lecture 73 The Cost of Preferred Stock

Lecture 74 Capital Structure Weights

Lecture 75 Putting It All Together To Compute The WACC

Section 12: Financial Leverage & The Capital Structure

Lecture 76 What Financial Leverage Is & Why It Matters

Lecture 77 What Capital Structure Is & Why It Matters

Lecture 78 Capital Restructuring

Lecture 79 Creating The Best Capital Structure & How

Lecture 80 How To Calculate The Capital Structure of A Company

Section 13: Making Different Capital Investment Decisions

Lecture 81 Understanding Project Cash Flows

Lecture 82 Relevant Cash Flows vs. Nonrelevant Cash Flows

Lecture 83 Common Types of Cash Flows

Lecture 84 Capital Decisions Example

Section 14: Course Conclusion

Lecture 85 Bonus Lecture

Anybody interested in learning more about finance in the business world or for their personal use,People wanting to study finance and different things about money,Anybody who wants to get a great understanding of finance and their money