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Overview
The Risk and Return course is part of Corporate Finance Professional Certificate from Columbia University - ColumbiaX.
What you'll learn
- How to measure risk
- Estimate the expected return of an asset based on its risk
- Adjust the risk of the equity and debt of a firm when the firm changes its capital structure
- Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (essential input to value of firm)
In this course, you will learn to estimate the expected return of equity and debt. You will also learn to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), the opportunity cost of capital you should use when discounting the free cash flows to value a firm.In the process, you will learn to estimate the risk of financial assets and how use this measure of risk to calculate expected returns. You will also learn how the capital structure of a firm affects the riskiness of its equity and debt. Throughout the course, you will learn how to construct Excel models to value firms using hands on activities.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
Risk, return, and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) and the effect of capital structure on WACC
Case study: Estimating the WACC
Valuation capstone case
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Finance Risk Management View 36 other Short Courses in Risk Management in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Students must be familiar with basic concepts of Accounting; basic skills in Microsoft Excel (or equivalent);
Students should have completed Introduction to Corporate Finance and The Free Cash Flow Method for Firm Valuation.
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International
225 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 225 USD for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
225 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 225 USD for the full programme during 1 months.
- Limited access: Free
- Unlimited access + Verified Certificate for $225 USD
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