This course primarily covers two significant areas of financial decisions for managers: 1. How to best invest/deploy the firm’s financial resources such as investments in new equipment and new products, and 2. How to best fund the corporation using the various forms of debt and equity capital available. The course builds a quick foundation in the vocabulary and concepts of financial markets and financial valuation (cashflows, net present value), presents an examination of various financial tools/models used to support managerial decisions on capital and strategic investments, and includes a complete review of the options managers have to fund their firm and the process by which they do so. Students will research an advanced topic in finance and submit a report summarizing their findings/learnings.