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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, 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, 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, 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...

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...

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, 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.

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...

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