This unit teaches the foundations of financial management, the goal of the firm, legal forms business organization, role of financial manager in a corporation, the valuation of financial assets, the time value of money, the meaning and measurement of risk and return, the valuation and characteristics of stock. The primary objectives of financial management are to create wealth for the business, generate income, and return on investment base on the risk and resources investment. It also covers basics of the consumption and investment with and without capital markets, capital budgeting and valuation, risk and return and asset pricing models.
- Course creator: Soe Soe San