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Finance: How Are Risks and Rewards Related?

How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in ten billion that you win, then it's a bad bet, ten times over.


Principles of Finance Videos 156 videos

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, The IPO Process
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We'll walk you through the IPO process, using the example of our good friends at the Sauce Company. Well, they're acquaintances, really.

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Intro: Company Formation, Structure, and Inception: Unit Intro
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Company Formation, Structure, and Inception: Unit Intro. Sorry, Leo DiCaprio fans—we're not going to be breaking down the plot of Inception. We'r...

Principles of Finance: Unit 1, Sharing the Pie (Types of Stock): Authorized, Issue, Stock Options
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It's time to see what's new... with Wu. And to find out the differences between authorized stock, issued stock, and stock options. Yeah. Let's take...

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Terms and Concepts Videos 799 videos

Finance: How Are Risks and Rewards Related?
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How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in...

Finance: How Do Credit Card Companies Work?
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How do credit card companies work? Credit card companies are, in a way, lenders. They give consumers a rectangular piece of plastic that allows the...

Finance: How Do Some Accountants "Cook the Books"?
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How do some accountants “cook the books”? Cooking the books refers to accountants making company’s financials look much better than they are....

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