VSB 2009 · Principles of Finance
Three credits. Open to VSB students and business minors, with several business, economics, and math or statistics prerequisites.
It clicked in class. Until the midterm.
Finance tutoring for Villanova students.
VSB 2009 Principles of Finance is the first finance course for Villanova School of Business students, and it carries prerequisites in economics, math or statistics, and other business courses. If the early topics did not land, FIN 2114 Intermediate Corporate Finance asks you to apply them, with computer applications and case studies.
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.
FIN 2114 · Intermediate Corporate Finance
Three credits. Requires VSB 2009. The catalog describes computer applications and case studies.
Topics
What we cover.
Bring your slides, problem sets, and your last midterm. We work from your actual course.
- Time value of money
- Bond and stock valuation
- NPV and IRR
- Risk, return, and CAPM
- Cost of capital
- Corporate finance cases
- Midterm and final exam prep
Villanova
Where students get stuck.
A course that stacks on others
VSB 2009 draws on economics, math or statistics, and earlier business courses, so a gap in one of those shows up as a wrong setup in finance. We find which one and fix it.
Principles first, then cases
FIN 2114 moves from formulas to applying them in cases. We rebuild the VSB 2009 foundations first so the cases make sense.
Reading what the question wants
Many students who study for hours still miss points on the wording, not the concepts. We practice the setup before the calculation.
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.
Is VSB 2009 required for every business student?
The catalog entry I read says it is open to VSB students and business minors, but I did not confirm it is in the core for every major. Check your degree requirements, and send me your syllabus so we plan around your section.
What calculator do I need for VSB 2009?
I could not find a published calculator policy, so check your syllabus or ask your instructor. We practice on whichever one your exams allow.
I studied for hours and still did badly on the first exam. What is going wrong?
Usually it is the setup, a calculator setting, or a question with numbers you did not need. We go through your first exam, tag each miss by cause, and drill the cause.
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 Villanova University's Villanova School of Business. Course names are used only to describe the material we cover.