Jonathan Berk, Stanford University, is the A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Prior to earning his PhD, he worked as an Associate at Goldman Sachs (where his education in finance really began). Professor Berk’s research interests in finance include corporate valuation, capital structure, mutual funds, asset pricing, experimental economics, and labor economics.

Peter DeMarzo, Stanford University, is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance and former Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He currently teaches MBA and PhD courses in corporate finance and financial modeling. In addition to his experience at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Professor DeMarzo has taught at the Haas School of Business and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and he was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Jarrad Harford, University of Washington, is the Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Finance at the University of Washington. Prior to Washington, Professor Harford taught at the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. He received his PhD in Finance with a minor in Organizations and Markets from the University of Rochester. Harford has taught the core undergraduate finance course, Business Finance, for over 16 years, as well as an elective in mergers and acquisitions, and “Finance for Non-financial Executives” in the executive education program.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION 

1. Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager 

2. Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 

PART 2: INTEREST RATES AND VALUING CASH FLOWS 

3. Time Value of Money: An Introduction 

4. Time Value of Money: Valuing Cash Flow Streams 

5. Interest Rates 

6. Bonds 

7. Stock Valuation 

PART 3: VALUATION AND THE FIRM 

8. Investment Decision Rules 

9. Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting 

10. Stock Valuation: A Second Look 

PART 4: RISK AND RETURN 

11. Risk and Return in Capital Markets 

12. Systematic Risk and the Equity Risk Premium 

13. The Cost of Capital 

PART 5: LONG-TERM FINANCING 

14. Raising Equity Capital 

15. Debt Financing 

PART 6: CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND PAYOUT POLICY 

16. Capital Structure 

17. Payout Policy 

PART 7: FINANCIAL PLANNING AND FORECASTING 

18. Financial Modeling and Pro Forma Analysis 

19. Working Capital Management 

20. Short-Term Financial Planning 

PART 8: SPECIAL TOPICS 

21. Option Applications and Corporate Finance 

22. Mergers and Acquisitions 

23. International Corporate Finance 

CHAPTERS ON THE WEB

1. Leasing

2. Insurance and Risk Management

3. Corporate Governance

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