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About the Course

This course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of finance, emphasizing their application to a wide variety of real-world situations spanning personal finance, corporate decision-making, and financial intermediation. Key concepts and applications include: time value of money, risk-return tradeoff, cost of capital, interest rates, retirement savings, mortgage financing, auto leasing, capital budgeting, asset valuation, discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, net present value, internal rate of return, hurdle rate, payback period....

Top reviews

ZZ

Sep 26, 2021

An excellent course overall. I really enjoyed the learning experience and look forward to more courses from Wharton. Special thanks to professor Michael Roberts for providing great value in 1 course.

LL

Oct 21, 2016

The professor is very patient, he spends a lot of time making sense of the equations and the calculation process, which helps me comprehend the concepts and their application really a lot. Thank you!

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By Brian H

Dec 28, 2016

Very easy to follow the lectures and the problem sets, but quality & challenging information that makes you think.

By Art M

Dec 26, 2015

Good background knowledge provided during the course. For anyone who is not a finance major this is a good course.

By Muhammad A H

Jun 15, 2020

GREAT COURSE especially the grading quizzes. This will make you think and you well after applying your learning.

By Patryk S

Jan 18, 2020

very good course. The first course where I really felt I am doing some real homework and being engaged. Great job

By J. M

Aug 30, 2020

So interesting and informative. The included spreadsheet with the tablet example is an awesome addition, thanks!

By nazanin m

Jun 26, 2021

definitely take this course- Professor Roberts is excellent! he makes finance very comprehensible and pragmatic

By Harsh M

Mar 28, 2021

I got to learn about corporate finance in this course thanks to coursera for providing this opportunity to me.

By John M

Dec 23, 2015

Good explanations of the theory, formulae. I wish we had spent more time on the complicated tablet spreadsheet.

By Joel P P

Feb 10, 2023

A comprehensive introductory course to introduce anyone to the world of corporate finance. Highly recommended.

By Devak S

Sep 8, 2022

The professor is cute and was engaging. The examples helped a lot in understanding the concepts. Nice course.

By Tianyi P

Jun 29, 2022

This is a great course. The professor explains everything in detail, and I'm impressed by the modelling part!

By Braedan G

Apr 17, 2020

Awesome course with very clear and easy to follow examples and explanations of financial practices. Great job

By Moisés J A D

Apr 30, 2018

Excelente curso! El material está muy bien diseñado y los ejemplos están perfectos para comprender los temas.

By Derek L

Sep 1, 2017

Learned a lot and had a very valuable experience taking the introduction to Corporate Finance course. Thanks!

By Ilya S

May 27, 2017

thank you very much, it was very useful. I liked the way this course was organised, the lector was brilliant!

By Ajetunmobi O

Aug 30, 2022

Its very simple to understand. The professor found a way to make ohterwise complex ideas real and intuitive.

By Amit V J

Jan 30, 2022

A very good course for those who wants to learn about corporate finance cash flow analysis and finance field

By Saahil M

Feb 22, 2018

A fantastic insight into the fundamentals and applications of Corporate Finance. Would definitely recommend!

By Rodrigo E O G

Jan 3, 2016

Excellent approach to financial knowledge. I am very excited to continue getting more edcuated in this area.

By 张焱嘉

Dec 31, 2015

很好的引导你完成每一步学习,测验更是有挑战,喜欢这门课的设置和安排。Good to guide you step by step. The test is challenging. Enjoy the course.

By GERALDO M

Apr 3, 2021

This is a great course to learn more about corporate finance, excellent delivery to understand the concept.

By Yashraj P

May 18, 2019

The course provides a good insight into the world of corporate finance explaining basic concepts in detail.

By Dawei H

Feb 7, 2016

As an introductory course it is just perfect. Hope to see more deepened course on this topic in the future.

By Godfrey M

Jan 22, 2016

Excellent content and presentation, well researched

I watched the first 2 videos and they are just terrific

By Sherrie M

Jul 12, 2020

Enjoyed Professor Robert's teaching style which was clear and simple. Also, the recaps were very helpful.