This course will take a practical approach to considering how finance theory is applied in the business world. The course covers many of the key principles that embody corporate finance and gives participants a comprehensive appreciation of the finance discipline. Whether you are aspiring for a career in finance or looking to round out your appreciation of the financial concepts, this course is designed to cover off such topics as financial analysis, forecasting, present value, future value, rate of return, use of debt leverage, and risk management, including derivative instruments.
Publication Date: April 2021
Topics Covered
- Financial analysis
- Cash Forecast
- Present Value
- Future Value
- Rate of return and adding debt
- Risk management
- Finance in Practice
Learning Objectives
- Describe what financial analysis is and how it used
- Describe the cash forecast and its uses
- Calculate present and future value of future streams of cash flow with various profiles
- Estimate the cost of debt and equity capital
- Describe the concept of financial leverage and optimal capital structure
- Discuss risk management tools and techniques
- Identify where finance theory is applied in the workplace
- Recognize which ratio would help evaluate the solvency of an organization
- Recognize how to determine the cash forecast
- Identify what would have the highest expected financing cost to a company
- Recognize which derivative instruments would help a company offset their exposure to floating interest rates
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Finance (1 hour)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Blair Cook
Blair Cook CPA, CA CPA (Ill) MBA, is a many time and active financial executive, corporate director, author, speaker, and thought leader. His educational videos of accounting and finance have million of views on YouTube. He has keynoted and spoken at national conferences from New York to Toronto. He also co-hosts CPA Canada’s podcast series “CPA Success Podcast.” He works with real businesses experimenting with theories and best practices to share his experiences and stories with others of what works, what doesn’t, and what was learned. He is the author of The Illiterate Executive: An Executive’s Handbook for Mastering Financial Acumen.