The Columbia University is offering free online course on Risk and Return and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital. In this course, students will learn to estimate the expected return of equity and debt.
In this five-week course, applicants will learn how to measure the risk and return of equity and debt; and compute the weighted average of cost of capital. This course will start on January 10, 2018.
Course At A Glance
Length: 4weeks
Effort: 3-4 hours pw
Subject: Economics & Finance
Institution: Columbia University and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for ?6426
Session: Course Starts on January 10, 2018
Providers’ Details
Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields.
About This Course
In this course, you will learn to estimate the expected return of equity and debt. You will also learn to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), the opportunity cost of capital you should use when discounting the free cash flows to value a firm.
Why Take This Course?
In the process, you will learn to estimate the risk of financial assets and how use this measure of risk to calculate expected returns. You will also learn how the capital structure of a firm affects the riskiness of its equity and debt. Throughout the course, you will learn how to construct Excel models to value firms using hands on activities.
Learning Outcomes
- How to measure risk.
- Estimate the expected return of an asset based on its risk.
- Adjust the risk of the equity and debt of a firm when the firm changes its capital structure.
- Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (essential input to value of firm).
Instructors
Daniel Wolfenzon
Daniel Wolfenzon is the Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School.
Requirements
Students must be familiar with basic concepts of Accounting; basic skills in Microsoft Excel (or equivalent); Students should have completed Introduction to Corporate Finance and The Free Cash Flow Method for Firm Valuation.
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