The course deals with the analysis of the private equity and venture capital business. Over the course, students will be provided with a deep understanding of the mechanism underpinning the creation and/or development of a firm and the financial support it can get from the financial system through venture capital investment. The course tries to discover how special financial … [Read more...] about Private Equity and Venture Capital
Finance
Introduction to Finance: The Basics
In the Introduction to Finance I: The Basics course, you will be introduced to the basic concepts needed to understand the financial manager’s decision-making process. To achieve that, you will learn about the basic forms a business can take and the goal of the financial manager. You will also learn the fundamentals of financial statements and how to measure a company’s … [Read more...] about Introduction to Finance: The Basics
Introduction to Portfolio Construction and Analysis with Python
The practice of investment management has been transformed in recent years by computational methods. This course provides an introduction to the underlying science, with the aim of giving you a thorough understanding of that scientific basis. However, instead of merely explaining the science, we help you build on that foundation in a practical manner, with an emphasis on the … [Read more...] about Introduction to Portfolio Construction and Analysis with Python
Finance for Managers
When it comes to numbers, there is always more than meets the eye. In operational finance, you will learn how to read the “story†that the balance sheet and income statement tells about the company’s operations. The insights you gain from this “financial story†will then become a tool for short-term decision-making at the top management level relating to current … [Read more...] about Finance for Managers
Accounting Analytics
Accounting Analytics explores how financial statement data and non-financial metrics can be linked to financial performance. In this course, taught by Wharton’s acclaimed accounting professors, you’ll learn how data is used to assess what drives financial performance and to forecast future financial scenarios. While many accounting and financial organizations deliver … [Read more...] about Accounting Analytics
