Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making Specialization

Colleagues, in the Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making Specialization from the University of Michigan you will focus on the mechanics and intuition of the main building block of finance — the time value of money. Learn the structure and basics through assignments and tests that are introductory in nature but with real-world applications. Gain high-demand skills in Financial Analysis, Estimation of costs and benefits, Spreadsheet Analysis, Value estimation, Financial Forecast, Developing Financial Models, Pricing Stocks, Trading in Financial Markets and Pricing Bonds. The skill-based training modules in this Specialization include: 1) Introduction to Time Value of Money (TVM) - understanding the value of time, or the Time Value of Money (TVM). In this course, we will develop this building block using introductory, and simple, applications. We will learn about the Time Value of Money (TVM), Simple Future Value (FV) , Simple Present Value (PV) , Future Value of Annuity, Loans, compounding, and Valuing Perpetuities, and expand the applications to more complex real-world decisions, 2) Advanced Concepts in Time Value of Money (TVM) - apply the TVM concept in real-life problems of financial planning and saving for college. You will also learn more about loans and apply TVM concepts to borrowing and lending. You will realize that — while the applications are seemingly more complex, but when seen and broken-up into bite-size components — the framework, principles, and tools remain the same, 3) Stocks and Bonds - explore the structure and pricing of stocks and bonds at an introductory level. In this course, you will learn about bonds, different types of bonds (Zero Coupon bonds, Government bonds). You will learn about bond pricing calculations and see their direct connection to market data on bonds. You will also learn about stocks, and their pricing and valuation, and 4) Advanced Understanding of Stocks and Bonds - advanced aspects of bonds and stocks that will help you  make smart personal decisions and develop a keen understanding of how governments and companies borrow from us. For stocks, you will review what you have already learned and understand valuation. You will learn about growth, different types of growth both bad and good. You will also get an opportunity to apply these concepts in practice assignments. For bonds: you will review what you have already learned. 

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