New Horizons Computer Learning Center
410-597-9722

Business Finance

Course Length: 1 Day

Overview:
In this course, students will understand finance concepts, learn analysis techniques, identify types of annuities and bond types, and perform calculations.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Classify risks; perform probability analysis and derive the expected rate of return; and calculate standard deviation on a potential investment, and interpret the coefficient of variation
• Use the diversification principle to invest in portfolios; use the Capital Asset Pricing Model; and calculate different types of financial ratios
• Calculate the time value of money; and use compounding and discounting methods to calculate the future and present value of money
• Identify the types of annuities and calculate their present and future values; identify the types of interest rates; analyze uneven cash flows; and prepare a scheduling table for amortized loans
• Identify different bond types and describe their characteristics; identify different types of stocks; describe the characteristics of the stock market; evaluate bonds and stocks; and identify the terms involved in their valuation

Course Content

Lesson 1: Stand-alone Risk

• Risk basics
• Probability analysis and rate of return
• Risk calculation

Lesson 2: Portfolio Risk

• Diversification principle
• The Capital Asset Pricing Model
• Ratio analysis

Lesson 3: Future and Present Value of Money

• Time value of money
• Compounding and discounting

Lesson 4: Even and Uneven Cash Flows

• Annuities
• Calculating financial values

Lesson 5: Bonds and Stocks

• Bond fundamentals
• Stock Fundamentals
• Valuation of stocks and bonds

6940 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
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