Long-term Financial Management

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This course is a part of Accounting and Financial Management, a 4-course MicroMasters series from edX.

Want to be ahead of your competitors? Learn to employ long-term strategic financial management tools to be years ahead of your competitors. Planning for your corporation's financial future brings value to today and tomorrow.

An organization’s long-term financial health and success depends on critical financial planning that spans multiple years. This course, part of the Accounting and Financial Management MicroMasters program, explores the long-term financial environment of corporations, including options and futures, capital budgeting, capital structure management, dividend and share re-purchase policies, and investment banking and restructuring. You will learn how financial managers analyze various types of long-term funding sources, including term loans, derivatives, debt an equity securities, and leases. Learners will evaluate alternate policies with regard to financial leverage, capital structure, dividends, and the issuance of preferred stock. You will examine mergers, leveraged buyouts, and divestitures as special situations to create value.

This course is part of the Accounting and Financial Management MicroMaster’s program from UMGC. Upon completion of the program and receipt of the verified MicroMaster’s certificate, learners may then transition into the full UMGC Master’s Program in Accounting and Financial Management. See the MicroMasters program page for more information.

What you'll learn

• Capital budgeting and long-term financial strategies to minimize risks
• The use of analytical tools to evaluate risks and returns on capital investments
• Analytical tools to determine corporation’s optimal capital structure
• How to apply a dividend policy to achieve corporate and shareholder goals
• Critical assessment of the interaction between investment and financing decisions