Finance Fundamentals Crash Course: Time Value of Money

Learn future value (compounding), present value (discounting), net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR).

4.8
(891 ratings)
1,234 students
Created byJacob Coccari
Last updated 1/2025
Finance Fundamentals Crash Course: Time Value of Money

This course includes:

6 sections • 19 lectures
1h 0m on-demand video
Downloadable resources
Access on mobile and desktop
Certificate of completion

What you'll learn

Understand the concept of the time value of money and its implications for financial decision-making.
Apply financial decision-making skills to real-world scenarios through a case study on solar farm investments, demonstrating the practical application of NPV, IRR, and opportunity cost principles.
Master compound interest calculations, future value, and present value formulas.
Gain proficiency in using Excel's financial functions for various corporate finance applications.
Grasp the concept of opportunity cost and its role in evaluating investment opportunities.
Develop the ability to analyze investment projects using Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) methodologies.

Description

Welcome to the "Finance Fundamentals Crash Course: Time Value of Money," where you'll delve into the world of corporate finance and unravel its core concepts. This course is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of the time value of money and its vital role in financial decision-making....

Course content

Instructor

Jacob Coccari

Instructor at Beehive Learning

Jacob Coccari
4.5 Instructor Rating
91 Reviews
1,649 Students
5 Courses

Hi! My name is Jacob and I have a B.S. in Business Administration from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Over the course of my career, I have gained experience in media, management consulting, and most recently at Udemy as a marketing analyst. I hope to use my experience to teach other people the foundations of business and business analytics.

Student feedback

4.8 course rating891 ratings
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Moses A.
4 days ago

Excellent and simple crash program on basic financial concept of time-value of money.

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Sarah C.
a month ago

great course. couple values do not match from the case study video to the answer excel book, but other than that, great!

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Swastika I.
4 months ago

The lessons are really straightforward & easy to understand. The Excel tasks are quite fun as I love problem-solving! I've also taken GCSE ICT so the formulas are really helping!

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Ivie Z.
6 months ago

Finora è tutto spiegato molto semplicemente, apprezzo sempre quando si esprimono concetti anche complessi in modo chiaro.

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