Lessons
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Lesson 1
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Stand-alone risk
Risk basics
Identifying the types of risks
Discussing risk aversion
Probability analysis and rate of return
Calculating the expected rate of return
Risk calculation
Calculating the standard deviation
Interpreting the coefficient of variation
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Lesson 2
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Portfolio risk
Diversification principle
Understanding correlation and its coefficient
Calculating the rate of return on a stock portfolio
The Capital Asset Pricing Model
Calculating the beta coefficient
Relating risk and rate of return
Ratio analysis
Understanding financial ratios
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Lesson 3
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Future and present value of money
Time value of money
Understanding the time line of money
Compounding and discounting
Calculating the present and future value of money
Calculating interest rates and maturity dates
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Lesson 4
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Even and uneven cash flows
Annuities
Calculating annuities
Calculating financial values
Identifying the types of interest rates
Calculating the value of uneven cash flows
Scheduling amortized loans
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Lesson 5
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Bonds and stocks
Bond fundamentals
Identifying the types of bonds
Identifying the characteristics of a bond issue
Stock fundamentals
Understanding stocks
Understanding the stock market
Valuation of bonds and stocks
Evaluating bonds
Evaluating constant-growth stocks
Evaluating nonconstant
-growth stocks
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