KSB-221 · Business Finance
Three credits. Covers statements, time value, capital budgeting, bonds and stocks, and CAPM. KSB-122 at C or better is a prerequisite or corequisite.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for American students.
Kogod puts KSB-221 Business Finance in its business core, with KSB-122 Economic Analysis for Business Decisions (C or better) as a prerequisite or corequisite. Finance majors then take FIN-368 Intermediate Corporate Finance, which needs a C or better in KSB-221. The numbering is unusual, so it is worth checking which course your syllabus is.
Private 1-on-1 on Zoom · $250 / hour
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The courses
What we work on.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
FIN-368 · Intermediate Corporate Finance
Three credits. Investment, financing, and dividend policy decisions through cases and problems. Needs FIN-365 or KSB-221 at C or better.
Topics
What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- Time value of money on a financial calculator
- Bond and stock valuation
- NPV, IRR, and payback
- Risk, return, and CAPM
- Cost of capital and WACC
- Capital structure
- Midterm and final exam prep
American
Where students get stuck.
KSB-221 or FIN-365, but not both
The catalog bars credit for both KSB-221 and FIN-365, and FIN-368 requires a C or better in either one. We confirm which course is yours before we start, because the grade gate decides what you can take next.
Word problems with extra numbers
Finance questions hide the unknown in a paragraph. We practice finding what is being asked, drawing the timeline, and matching the rate to the payment period before any math.
Knowing which formula to reach for
Most lost points come from picking the wrong setup, not from arithmetic. We sort problems by type so the first move is obvious on exam day.
How a session works
Diagnosis first. Then the fix.
- 01
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.
Your tutor
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.
Questions
Before you book.
My midterm didn't go well. Is it too late to fix it?
No. Send me the exam and I will mark where the points went. Most are lost on setups and wording, which are fixable before the next exam or the final. I can't promise a grade, but there is almost always a clear pattern.
Which calculator can I use in KSB-221?
I could not find a published calculator policy for the course, so check your syllabus. Some finance courses require a financial calculator and others allow only a scientific one, and we practice on the model you will bring.
Is this course taken by students outside finance?
KSB-221 is in the Kogod business core listed on the Finance BS page, so it reaches Kogod students beyond finance majors. Check your degree requirements for your own major, and bring the course to me either way.
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.
Get started
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.
Book your first sessionOnline Finance Tutor is an independent tutoring service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by American University, Kogod School of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.