It clicked in class. Until the midterm.

Finance tutoring for Clemson students.

Clemson has two entry paths. FIN 3060 Corporation Finance is the one most non-finance majors take, and FIN 3110 Financial Management I is the finance and accounting route, with FIN 3120 Financial Management II after it. You cannot take credit for both FIN 3060 and FIN 3110, so check which one your degree worksheet names.

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.

Powers College of Business

FIN 3060 · Corporation Finance

Three credits. Prerequisites are ACCT 2010 and one statistics course (IE 3610, MATH 3020, PSYC 3090, STAT 2300, STAT 3090, or STAT 4110).

Powers College of Business

FIN 3110 · Financial Management I

Three credits. First of a two-course sequence with FIN 3120, which lists FIN 3060 or FIN 3110 at C or better as its prerequisite.

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
Clemson

Where students get stuck.

FIN 3060 versus FIN 3110

The finance department says financial management and accounting majors take FIN 3110 and other majors normally take FIN 3060, and the two do not both count. Picking the wrong one can cost a semester, so confirm with your advisor.

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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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.

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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 FIN 3060?

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?

Per the department FAQ, financial management and accounting majors take FIN 3110 and other majors normally take FIN 3060. 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.

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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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Online Finance Tutor is an independent tutoring service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Clemson University, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.

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