Finance 101 - Introduction - Finance 101
  • What does the course cover?
Understanding the time value of money - Finance 101
  • Key concepts in time value of money
  • How to use a timeline to depict time value of money problems
  • How to interpret interest rates
  • Interest rates as the sum of several components
  • Calculate and interpret the effective annual rate
The effects of compounding-Finance 101
  • The relationship between PV and FV
  • Solving different time value of money problems
  • The importance of compounding frequencies
Present and Future Value of Cash Flows - Finance 101
  • Ordinary annuity
  • Annuity due
  • Perpetuity
  • FV and PV of unequal cash flows
Modeling and solving time value of money problems - Finance 101
  • Calculate the monthly payment of a mortgage loan
  • Let's calculate the number of years it takes to reach a certain financial goal
  • What's the rate of return of my investment?
  • The cash flow additivity principle
Quiz 1
  • Quiz 1
  • Quiz 1 (Answers with explanations)
Net present value and Internal rate of return - Finance 101
  • How to interpret the net present value (NPV)
  • Calculate the NPV
  • Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) of an investment
  • Contrast the NPV to the IRR
Portfolio return measurement-Finance 101
  • The holding period return
  • The money-weighted rate of return
  • The time-weighted rate of return
Short-term debt markets-Finance 101
  • Evaluate the performance of money market instruments
  • Alternatives to the bank discount yield
  • Convert among yield measures
Quiz 2
  • Quiz 2
  • Quiz 2 (Answers with explanations)
Course notes
  • Course notes
  • Formula sheet
Bonus: How to Use a Financial Calculator
  • Introduction
  • Setting Up the Financial Calculator
  • Basic Calculations
  • Time Value of Money
  • Cash Flow Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Depreciation and Breakeven