BUSN 35000 · Investments
Stocks, bonds, and derivatives, with mean-variance portfolio choice, asset pricing models, and asset allocation.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Chicago Booth students.
Booth lets you choose your finance requirement, and many students pick Investments, a course that's quantitative and demanding by design. Whatever you choose, Booth expects you to keep up with the math.
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.
Corporation Finance and Introductory Finance
The other main options for the finance requirement, covering valuation and a firm's investment and financing decisions.
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Where students get stuck.
Mean-variance math
Portfolio optimization is where Investments gets hard. We slow down the algebra until the picture behind it makes sense.
Asset pricing models
The CAPM and factor models are easy to state and hard to apply. We work problems until you can use them on an exam.
Choosing the right course
If you're unsure which finance option fits your background, a session on the fundamentals will show you where you stand.
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.
Can you help me before my first finance course at Booth?
Yes. A short review of discounting, statistics, and portfolio basics makes Investments much easier to start.
Do you help with advanced Booth finance electives?
Often, yes. Send me the syllabus and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.
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 Chicago Booth. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.