Date (To be determined) | 8:30am – 3:30pm
IN-PERSON SESSION – UMKC Bloch Executive Hall, 5108 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri
If you would like to be notified when we schedule the next offering of the Advanced Financial Decision Making workshop please let us know at umkcexeced@umkc.edu / (816) 235-2892.
One of the big challenges in business is dealing with uncertainty. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the basic framework for how to make financially solid decisions that minimize risk and maximize return. The focus of this workshop is on managing for value.
Real-world case studies will provide the opportunity to evaluate the financial implications of strategic decisions. You will practice framing an issue and then applying financial logic to make sound recommendations.
Key Topics
- Establish how investors and the market view value creation
- Overview of the capital budgeting process
- Estimate cash flows and cost of capital
- Understand key investment criteria
- Key financial performance measures: net present value, internal rate of return, return on equity, return on assets, and return on investment
- Apply decision making framework to “go or no-go” scenarios
- Learn how to manage payout policy
- Decide between capital structure alternatives
- Understand drivers of merger and acquisition success
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for managers of all backgrounds seeking coverage of advanced topics. Managers with a non-finance background may find that this course is best following our “Basic Accounting” and/or “Using and Understanding Financial Statements” courses.
About the Instructor
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Nathan Mauck, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Nathan has specialized his research and teaching in the areas of corporate finance, international finance, financial modeling, firm valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and venture financing. He has over 20 peer-reviewed academic publications and his work has been featured in popular press publications such as The Wall Street Journal. Nathan is a favorite instructor of students at the Bloch School and has won numerous teaching awards.
Program Details
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Location and Parking:
The sessions will be held at the UMKC Bloch Executive Hall, 5108 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Parking details will be mailed after registration.
Cancellation & Transfer Policy:
Seminar participants (or their organizational representative) should call or email Bloch Executive Education to change or cancel registrations. Cancellations made prior to 7 days from the seminar date are eligible for credit towards a future seminar but are ineligible for refund. Credit for future seminar is valid through the following seminar year. Seminar registrations may be transferred from one individual to another up to 7 days before any elected seminar. Cancellations made within 7 days from the seminar date are non-transferable and non-refundable. Bloch Executive Education reserves the right to make changes to the cancellation policy and transfer policy. The current policies will be posted on our website and will be observed regardless of previous policies or standards. “No-shows” are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Photo and Video Release:
By attending the event, you are giving Bloch School of Management permission to use photos and videos from the workshop in future promotional materials.
Available Discount Programs
UMKC and Bloch Executive MBA Alumni, Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS members, CX Central Exchange members, Saint Luke’s Health System employees, Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce members – you qualify for discounted seminar registration.
If any of the above categories apply to you, please contact us at
umkcexeced@umkc.edu or 816-235-2892 to take advantage of discounted rates.
