UGBA 103 · Introduction to Finance
Valuing assets from forecast cash flows, the risk of different asset classes, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and financial structure.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Berkeley Haas students.
UGBA 103 Introduction to Finance is required for every Haas undergrad. It moves from decisions under certainty to pricing risk, then valuation, then financing decisions.
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.
Berkeley Haas
Where students get stuck.
Measuring and pricing risk
The second part of the course is where many students first struggle. We make risk and return concrete.
Cost of capital
WACC combines everything from the first half. We build it piece by piece.
Financing decisions
The final unit on capital structure is short and heavily tested. We make sure you're ready.
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.
Can we prep before UGBA 103?
Yes. Time value of money beforehand makes the first part of the course much easier.
Do you help Haas MBA students?
Yes. Send me your syllabus and we'll start there.
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 the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.