ECON 140 · Introduction to Financial Economics
Present value and discounting, interest rates and yield to maturity, efficient markets, and the capital asset pricing model.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Stanford students.
Stanford GSB places students into base, accelerated, or advanced finance based on background. Undergrads usually meet finance through ECON 140, which leans hard on calculus. Either way, the pace assumes the foundations are already solid.
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.
Finance, base and accelerated levels
Investment decisions, valuation of financial assets and liabilities, risk and return, and capital structure.
Stanford
Where students get stuck.
Placed in a level that feels too fast
Accelerated finance assumes fluency. A few sessions on the core tools can make the difference between keeping up and scrambling.
Yield and bond math
Yield to maturity, duration, and price changes trip up students who are strong in theory but haven't done the arithmetic by hand.
From economics to valuation
ECON 140 students know the models. Turning them into an actual valuation takes practice, and that's what we do.
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.
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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.
Should I get help before choosing a GSB finance level?
It can help. A session on the fundamentals shows quickly where you stand and what to review.
Is ECON 140 too mathematical for tutoring to help?
No. The math is a tool. We make sure you know what each equation is doing, which makes the calculus much easier to follow.
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.
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