Lynda - Making Investment Decisions with Rudolph Rosenberg

Lynda - Making Investment Decisions with Rudolph Rosenberg
Subjects: Business Data Analysis Finance

56m 29s Appropriate for all Nov 27, 2013 | Uploaded in Dec 16, via Webcentara



Making investment decisions is something we do every single day, sometimes without even realizing it. When we think about investing, we think about "big money" and long-term commitments. But at the core of it, investing is nothing more than spending money and expecting a good return on it.

This course teaches the net present value (NPV) methodology, an investment evaluation formula used by countless publicly traded companies and financial analysts, in a way that makes it accessible and applicable to you—no finance background required. Rudolph Rosenberg explains what investments are, how they are measured, and what makes a good investment. Then he explores the NPV formula in depth, showing you how to evaluate your cash flows, choose a rate of return, and assess the risk of a particular investment. This all culminates in a look at how the principles of investment apply to three real-life scenarios that any individual or company might encounter.
Topics include:
• What is an investment?
• Understanding ROI
• What makes a good investment?
• Using the NPV formula
• Assessing risk
• Applying NPV to real-life situations

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