FNCE 2101 · Introduction to Finance
Three credits. Prerequisites are ACCT 1011, ECON 1011, ECON 1012, MATH 1016 or higher, and sophomore standing.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Fairfield students.
Dolan students take FNCE 2101 Introduction to Finance in the business core, with sophomore standing as a prerequisite. The catalog describes it as covering financial markets, investments, and business finance. FNCE 3215 Financial Management follows it for students who continue. If you are comfortable with the ideas and the numbers still trip you up, we work on exactly that.
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.
FNCE 3215 · Financial Management
Three credits. Prerequisites are FNCE 2101 and junior standing. Covers capital budgeting, financing, and cash distribution decisions.
Topics
What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- Financial markets and investments (FNCE 2101)
- Business finance basics
- Financial management (FNCE 3215)
- Midterm and final exam prep
Fairfield
Where students get stuck.
Three fields in one course
FNCE 2101 spreads across markets, investments, and business finance, so exams jump between topic types. We sort the problems by type so each switch has a known first move.
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 FNCE 2101?
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?
FNCE 2101 is listed in the Dolan business core, so it reaches business students across 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.
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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.
Book your first sessionOnline Finance Tutor is an independent tutoring service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Fairfield University, Charles F. Dolan School of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.