Description

This course thoroughly covers the fundamentals of time value of money, including interest rates, future value, present value, and internal rate of return. Common personal and business applications are also demonstrated. Examples include saving for vacations and college educational costs, retirement planning, modeling future outcomes and sensitivity analysis, and investing in bonds and bond pricing. Time value of money is at the heart of virtually all financial decision making and it is important for business professionals to understand exactly how it works.

Course Key Concepts: Cash flow, single sum, ordinary annuity, annuity due, future value; present value, interest rate, internal rate of return.