FIN2000 · Principles of Finance
Four credits. Prerequisites: ACC1000 and AQM1000.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Babson students.
FIN2000 Principles of Finance at Babson covers stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, and the cost of capital, and it builds on accounting and quantitative methods. It moves fast, and each topic leans on the one before.
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.
Topics
What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- Stock valuation
- Bond valuation
- Capital budgeting
- Risk and return
- Cost of capital
- Midterm and final exam prep
Babson
Where students get stuck.
A fast four-credit course
With valuation, capital budgeting, risk, and cost of capital in one course, a missed idea early compounds. We find the earliest one that did not land and fix it.
Quantitative methods underneath
FIN2000 assumes accounting and quantitative methods. If algebra or statistics is shaky, finance setups go wrong, so we patch those first.
Valuation word problems
Bond and stock questions hide the unknown in a paragraph. We practice the timeline, the rate, and the payment period before any math.
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.
- 03
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.
Is FIN2000 required for every Babson student?
I could not confirm from the catalog entry whether it is core for all majors, so check your degree requirements.
I understood the lecture but missed points on the midterm. What do we do?
We start with your first exam and tag each miss: a concept, a setup, a wording trap, or arithmetic. Most of the recovery is usually in the setup and the wording.
Which calculator can I use?
I could not find a published policy, so check your syllabus. We practice on the one your exams allow.
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 Babson College. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.