Corporate finance, one idea at a time.
Intro business finance is the required course a lot of business majors worry about, because accounting, algebra, and a new way of thinking about money all arrive at once. Corporate finance then builds on it, and almost all of it comes back to a few ideas: money has a time value, risk has a price, and a company is worth the cash it can produce. When one of those is shaky, the whole course feels harder than it is. We find which one and fix it. I taught Business Finance as an adjunct professor for three years and valuations at PwC, so I know where students get stuck.
Private 1-on-1 on Zoom · $250 / hour
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What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- Financial statements
- Financial ratios
- Cash flow and working capital
- Break-even analysis
- Time value of money
- Annuities and loans
- Discounted cash flow
- NPV and IRR
- Capital budgeting
- Risk and return
- CAPM and beta
- Cost of capital and WACC
- Capital structure
- Bond and stock valuation
- Free cash flow and forecasting
- Financial calculator and Excel setup
- Payout policy
- Midterm and final prep
Where students get stuck.
Time value of money
Almost every chapter after it depends on it. If annuities and present value never fully landed, the rest of the course feels like memorizing.
Which cash flows count
Sunk costs, working capital, depreciation, and taxes decide whether an NPV is right. Most wrong answers come from the cash flows, not the discounting.
Picking the discount rate
Students can compute WACC and still not know when to use it or when a project needs its own rate. We work on the reasoning, not only the formula.
Reading the question and the calculator
Finance problems are word problems, and knowing which number is the payment, the rate, or the period is half the work. Sign conventions and payment settings cause a surprising number of wrong answers, so we fix the setup until you can trust it on midterm day.
Diagnosis first. Then the fix.
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Before we meet
Send me what you're stuck on: a problem set, slides, your last midterm, a practice exam, last week's quiz.
- 02
On Zoom
You walk me through a problem out loud. It usually takes a few minutes to hear where the reasoning goes sideways. We fix that piece and rebuild from there, so you know why each step works.
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Before we finish
The real test: a fresh problem with new numbers and different wording, the way a midterm would ask it, and you solve it yourself. I don't complete assignments or hand over answers. You leave able to do the work.
Studied it. Worked in it. Now I teach it.
I’m Chi Odogwu. I have a B.S. in Business with a finance specialization from Liberty University, earned summa cum laude in three years, and a Master’s in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis. I tutored IB students in grad school, did valuation and private equity consulting at PwC, taught MBA finance at Florida State, and spent three years as an adjunct professor teaching Business Finance.
Before you book.
Is this for intro business finance, undergrad corporate finance, or MBA?
All three. The core ideas are the same. Intro courses spend more time on statements, ratios, and the calculator. MBA courses move faster and lean on cases, so sessions change pace to match your course.
I'm not a finance major. Can you still help?
Yes. Most students in intro finance aren't finance majors. We focus on what your course and your exams actually test.
Can you help with a valuation case?
Yes. We work through the logic of your approach and check your reasoning. I don't write graded work for you.
I understood it in lecture but missed points on the midterm. What's going wrong?
Usually it's the setup, not the concept. The question asks for something slightly different from what you practiced, a rate is quarterly when the payments are monthly, or an extra number is there to distract you. We go through your last exam, tag each miss by cause, and drill that cause.
Which calculator do I need for finance: a financial calculator, a TI-84, or a scientific one?
It depends on your course, so check the syllabus. Some require a financial calculator such as the BA II Plus or TI-84 Plus, where you use the finance keys for time value of money. Others allow only a scientific calculator, where you work the formulas directly. I teach both and practice on the one you will bring.
My first midterm went badly. Can I still recover?
Often yes, but it depends on how your course grades. Some courses move a weak midterm's weight onto the final, and others never drop a score. Read your grading policy first, then we plan the sessions around the next exam.
How many times a week should I meet a finance tutor before a midterm?
Most students do once a week to check their understanding. If the exam is close or the last one went badly, twice a week works better, with extra practice on your own. We can adjust as the exam gets closer.
Is tutoring allowed under my school's honor code?
Tutoring on concepts and practice problems is generally fine, but policies on graded work vary by course. I don't complete graded assignments. Check your syllabus's collaboration policy, and if you're unsure, ask your professor.
Bring the problem you’re stuck on.
Tell me your course and what isn’t clicking. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.
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