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Class Meeting Days |
Topics
Regular Chapters refer to Berk and DeMarzo; DamChapters refer to Damodaran (see Blackboard) |
Projects
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Problem Assignments as given on
Assignments Page -- not to be handed in
MyFinanceLab Assignment (MFL) due dates
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Meeting 1
September 10 |
Chap.
1, 29, DamChap. 2: Firm Objectives (Slides)
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Blackboard Discussion Group: post comments on article Bonus Guarantees Can Fuel Risky Moves, August 27, 2009 WSJ in the Firm Objectives section of Media Articles. Discussion closes September 24 |
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Meeting 2
September 17 |
Chap. 2 (Slides)
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I will go quickly over Chap. 2 -- read the chapter and the slides by yourselves.
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Meeting 3
September 24 |
Chap.
3, 4 : Arbitrage and Financial Decision Making (Slides)
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MFL Due (Chap 2)
Blackboard Discussion Group: post comments on article Active vs. Passive: The Debate Keeps Going, By Jeff Brown, August 28, 2009, NY Times in the Firm Objectives section of Media Articles. Discussion closes October 8. |
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Meeting 4
October 1 |
Chapter 10: Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk (Slides) |
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Meeting 5
October 8 |
Chapters 10 : Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk (Slides) |
MFL Due (Chap 4) |
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Meeting 6
October 15 |
Chapters 13: Alternative Models for Pricing Risk (Slides)
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MFL Due (Chap 10, 12)
Blackboard Discussion Group: post comments on article For Stocks, September May Be The Cruelest Month, August 11, 2009 WSJ in the Investing section of Media Articles. Discussion closes November 5.
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Meeting 7
October 22 |
Midterm Exam
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MFL Due (Chap 11, 13)
Exam
based on all material upto 13 |
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Meeting 8
October 29 |
Chapters 14: Capital Structure in a Perfect Market (Slides)
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Meeting 9
November 5 |
Chapter 15: Debt and Taxes (Slides) |
MFL Due (Chap 14)
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Meeting 10
November 12 |
Chapter 16: Financial Distress, Managerial Incentives and Information (Slides) |
MFL Due (Chap 15)
Blackboard: Rules for Raising Capital, BusinessWeek, January 22, 2007
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Meeting 11
November 19 |
Chapter 17: Payout Policy (Slides)
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MFL Due (Chap 16)
Blackboard Discussion Group: post comments on article,
Reader's Digest Files Chapter 11 Protection Paperwork, By Mike Spector, August 24, 2009, WSJ
; discussion ends December 10
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Meeting 12
December 3 |
Chapter 18: Capital Budgeting and Valuation with Leverage (Slides) |
MFL Due (Chap 17) |
Meeting 13
December 10 |
Review |
MFL Due (Chap 18)
Read Chapter 23: The Mechanics of Raising Equity Capital and Chapter 24: Debt Financing on your own. Relate the material to materials in previous chapters, e.g. Chap. 16 |
Meeting 14
December 17 |
Final
Exam
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