Session 1 (CF MBAs); Corporate Finance - The Big Picture

In this session, I laid out the structure for the class and an agenda of what I hope to accomplish during the next 15 weeks. In addition to describing the logistical details, I presented my view that corporate finance is the ultimate big picture class because everything falls under its purview. The “big picture” of corporate finance covers the three basic decisions that every business has to make: how to allocate scarce funds across competing uses (the investment decision), how to raise funds to finance these investments (the financing decision) and how much cash to take out of the business (the dividend decision). The singular objective in corporate finance is to maximize the value of the business to its owners. This big picture was then used to emphasize five themes: that corporate finance is common sense, that it is focused, that the focus shifts over the life cycle and that you cannot break first principles with immunity.
Syllabus: pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar...
Post class test 1: pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar...
Post class test 1 solution: pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar...

[@AlexFlavell]

Congratulations on 40 years!!

[@user-jd7yl7oy7s]

You are truly an inspiration for how I'd like to end up in life

[@dogukan127]

Looking forward to more content! You are awesome

[@VIWA1]

Gem of a lecture. Thoroughly enjoyed your wit and wisdom. Please keep posting this series as it unfolds. I am a scientist in a family business and never got to learn finance officially. Your thought process and knowledge is a guiding beacon for many like me, I am sure 🙏🏽

[@sarfrazshekh2565]

Very good work you are doing.. helpful ❤

[@yazad_sarkari2002]

Very informative
Thank you for sharing this valuable class recording

[@Nexus26688]

Thank You

[@priscillakurian2036]

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[@AshishKChoudhary]

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[@MirayIpek-zn7lv]

as an economy student trying to work in a company, do u think these lectures can help me or improve me at any kind?

[@MirayIpek-zn7lv]

well, at the very begging of the class he has already answered my question...

[@HatimKMusic]

Thank you professor

[@chiragtak01]

Is it audible?

[@sushil6509]

​@@chiragtak01 nah it's CZcams

[@doctar]

Classic

[@AIwithOksana]

only I have problems with the sound?

[@lorenzobaitwa4991]

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[@vineetsingh6705]

Sir please make video in Hindi as well because it's very difficult to watch video in English

[@santiagomedina7451]

Learn english

[@me0101001000]

He's Tamil. I don't think he speaks Hindi.

[@ilqrd.6608]

how embarrassing to make this request

[@adityavenkatesan5423]

Bruh it's a nyu course why tf would he make it in hindi