What Is FinCoach?

  FinCoach is an interactive computer software program that is designed to help you master the “mathematics of finance”.  It helps you learn finance by presenting a broad array of problems as well as information on how to solve those problems.

Which FinCoach   Topics Are Included on the Examination?
Not all FinCoach   topics will be covered on the FinCoach exam.  The following list includes the seven primary FinCoach concepts that you are expected to master.  Much of the FinCoach material corresponds to basic fundamentals learned in Chapters 5 through 8 in the Foundations of Finance textbook.

1.Single Cash Flows		5.Stock Valuation
	Future Value of a Single Cash Flow I, II		Valuing Stock with Constant Growth I, III
	Present Value of a Single Cash Flow I, II		Estimating Stock Yield I
	Single Cash Flow: Solving for Discount Rate		Estimating Stock Growth I
2.Finite Cash Flows		6.Portfolio Diversification
	Future Value of an Annuity I, II, III		Expected Return with Two States
	Present Value of an Annuity I, II, III		Expected Return with Three States
	Annuities: Solving for Discount Rate	7.CAPM
	Annuities: Solving for Time		CAPM: Solving for Riskfree Rate
	Annuities: Solving for Payment		CAPM: Solving for Market Rate
3.Infinitely Many Cash Flows			CAPM: Solving for Market Risk Premium
	Present Value of a Perpetuity I		CAPM: Solving for Expected Return
	Present Value of a Growth Perpetuity I		CAPM: Solving for Stock Beta
4.Bond Valuation
	Estimating Bond Value
	Estimating Coupon Payment
	Estimating Coupon Rate
	Current Yield of a Bond
	Yield to Maturity of a Bond

How Will FinCoach Be Tested?

The Department FinCoach examination will have 25 questions with 50 minutes allotted.  You must answer at least 19 questions correctly or you will need to retake the exam.  The testing system rewards students for passing the FinCoach examination on the first attempt.  If you pass on the 1st attempt, you receive more points and are not required to take the 2nd FinCoach exam.

What are the FinCoach Tutorials?

The FinCoach Tutorial is the perfect way to review for the FinCoach Exam.  The instructor will go step by step reviewing the different topics covered by the FinCoach Exam (The list is found above.).  After all topics are covered, there is a chance for any questions to be answered, and if possible there is the possibility that one on one question can be answered.

What materials are needed to take to the FinCoach Tutorial?

To the tutorials you only have to bring writing materials and your FINANCIAL CALCULATOR. At the beginning of the tutorials, you will be given a packet to work on during the lecture.