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View and read lectures online to better understand the material. All lecture material relates to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Brigham and Houston as used by the University of Phoenix Online. | |
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No special players or software are required to view these lectures. Lectures are viewed directly in your browser window using a java-based player that is downloaded by your computer automatically when you click on a lecture link. The lecture content is identical to the text included with the lecture notes, which can be downloaded from this site. | |
| Lectures | Cash Conversion Cycle IMP, PDF | Learn about the cash conversion cycle and cash management issues |
| Capital Budgets IMP, PDF | Learn about Capital Budgeting for projects and cash flow estimation | |
| Valuation IMP, PDF | Learn about Bond and Stock Valuation | |
| Leverage IMP, PDF | Learn about financial and operating leverage | |
| Options and Exchange Rates PDF | Learn about options and foreign currency transactions (no streaming media; PDF only) | |
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| Useful Spreadsheets | Option Price Calculator XLS | Use to price call options based on the Black Sholes Option Pricing Model |
| Beta Calculator XLS | Compute beta from stock and market data | |
| TVM Factors XLS | Spreadsheet of interest rate factors to compute present and future values of sums and annuities | |
| MARCS Factors XLS | Modified Accelerated Recovery Cost System Factors | |
| Business Valuation Model XLS | An example of a small business valuation | |
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| Supplemental Materials | How to compute g IMP, PDF | Learn the mathematical tricks about the calculation of g for use in the constant growth stock valuation model and in other financial statistics. Why not compute g the easy way? |
| Time Value of Money IMP, PDF | A brief review of elementary time value of money techniques. | |
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| Links | Current Events and Finance | My weekly comments on current events and how they relate to undergraduate finance topics. |
| www.bigcharts.com | See technical analysis aids and market charts. | |
| www.investopedia.com | Basic topics in finance explained in easy to understand language | |
| ecampus.uophx.edu | University of Phoenix website (classroom access via OWA) | |
| White Papers | Leverage doc | Overview of breakeven analysis |
| Interest Rate Primer doc | Short overview of the yield curve and the expecations theory of interest rates | |
| Time Value of Money doc | Overview of how to account for the changing value of money in time | |
| Small Business Valuation doc | Beginning steps in valuation of small businesses | |
| Capital Budgeting doc | Steps in evaluating capital projects | |
| Major Topics Review doc | A quick review of stock valuation, bond valuation, leverage, Time Value of Money and other important topics in finance. | |
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| Problem Set Solutions | Week 2 Assignment (PS1) | Streaming video slide show with explaination of problem solution. Downloadable slides in PDF format. Please note that a password is requried and will be given only after all assignments have been received. At the end of each class, the password is reset. |
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