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Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Raising Capital: Line of Credit and 409a Valuation
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How do you raise capital? What's a line of credit? What are 409a valuations? What is that buzzing noise? Who are you? What do you want from us? Wha...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Ownership and Control
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So how does the ownership and control of a company... work? Well, first there's a Board of Directors. These folks are elected by the common stockho...

Finance: What are the Differences in S&P's and Moody's Ratings?
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What are the differences in S&P’s and Moody’s ratings? Both S&P and Moody’s give ratings that help investors determine if they are making sma...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Sharing the Pie (Types of Stock): Authorized, Issue, Stock Options
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It's time to see what's new... with Wu. And to find out the differences between authorized stock, issued stock, and stock options. Yeah. Let's take...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, The Corporation Takes Shape
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Okay, so it's time for the Sauce Company's next funding round. Let's see if they can obtain the capital they need for growth. Not the growth, by th...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, The IPO Checklist
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There are many items on the IPO checklist, having to do with earnings, shares, spread, etc. Everyone get your pencils ready.

Finance: What are High Yield/Junk Bonds?
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What are high yield/junk bonds? Junk bonds are called junk for a reason. They are really risky, but because of this risk, they can pay very well. T...

Finance: What is Perpetuity?
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DeBeers used to promote its diamonds with the slogan, “A diamond is forever.” From a financial perspective, perpetuity refers to payments that...

Finance: What are Pension Liabilities?
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What are pension liabilities? Pension liability is the difference in what an entity owes in pension payments versus how much they have on hand to c...

Finance: What is the Student Loan Crisis?
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What is the student loan crisis? The student loan crisis describes the situation that faces our country; namely the fact that there is over a trill...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Pros and Cons of IPOs, The Secondary & Primary Market
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What are the pros and cons of IPOs, and of the secondary and primary market? Why might a company want to go public, and what's the best way to go a...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Company Formation, Structure, Inception
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How is a company... born? Can it be performed via C-section? Is there a midwife present? Do its parents get in a fight over what to name it? In thi...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Intro: Company Formation, Structure, and Inception: Unit Intro
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Company Formation, Structure, and Inception: Unit Intro. Sorry, Leo DiCaprio fans—we're not going to be breaking down the plot of Inception. We'r...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Alex, That’s Finance Potpourri for $500
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Okay, so you want to be a company financial manager. It's basically up to you to make money for the shareholders. It would also be swell if you mad...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Some Illustrative Examples of Ethical/Fiduciary Conflicts
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Hey, Shmoop - how about some examples of business ethics and fiduciary conflicts? Your wish is our command. Hint: you work for the shareholders. So...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Income Statements: Margin, Operating Profits, and More
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What is an income statement, and why do we need it in our lives? Well, let's take a look at an income statement for Year 1 of the Sauce Company, an...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Your Job as a Financial Manager
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What does a financial manager... do? Do they spend all day just ordering a bunch of dollar bills around? Fortunately, no (dollar bills are notoriou...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, The Sauce Company
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Time to revisit the Sauce Company. So let's see what's cookin'. Artie and Bernie, who at one time owned 50% of the company each, have been diluted....

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, The Sauce Kings 1.0
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Meet the Sauce Kings. And their Bubbie. And their... Reid. We're going to go on a little BBQ sauce-covered journey with them, as we see what it tak...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, The Key Players: Bankers, Underwriters, Syndicate
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Who are the Bankers, the Underwriters, and The Syndicate? Punk rock bands from the 70s? Almost. In this vid, we'll look at the key players in an IPO.

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