Advanced Financial Management John Elder
Schedule
Dates and topics are approximate and subject to change, if necessary
Week  RWJ Topics
Review if
needed
2.1-2.3
5,6
Basic financial statements - this is covered in the prerequisites and ACCT 720.
Time value of money - this is covered in the prerequisites.
8/25 1, 2.4 Accounting - Review and Financial Cash Flows.
9/1 -- Holiday No Class - be sure to review the chapters above !
9/8 7 Basic Valuation: Bonds - Review of bonds and their valuation. 
9/15 8 Basic Valuation: Stocks - Review of stocks and their valuation.
9/22 -- Continued.
9/29 9 Capital Budgeting - NPV and other evaluation criteria.
10/6 10 Capital Budgeting - Application of capital budgeting.
10/13 11.1,11.2,14.6 Capital Budgeting - Analysis and Evaluation / read only sections 11.1 and 11.2 of chapter 11
10/20
Midterm Exam
10/27 12,13 Cost of Capital - Risk and return
11/3 15  Cost of Capital - more on risk and return; weighted average cost of capital
11/10 16, 17 Capital Structure - Raising financial capital and Financial Leverage (skip equations in 17.4)
11/17 18 Capital Structure - dividend policy
11/24 14 Options Basics
12/1 23 Risk Management - using derivatives to manage risk.  
12/8 24,25 Option Valuation - with applications to capital budgeting   / Mergers and Acquisitions (time permitting)
12/15  - Final Exam in class