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Member Spotlight | Alex Murray

In this episode of CFI’s Member Spotlight, we sit down with Alex Murray, a UK-based financial analyst whose path into finance started far outside the typical “cookie-c...

Corporate Finance Explained | Competitive Moats: How Companies Build Long Term Advantage

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down competitive moats and the financial mechanics that allow a small subset of companies to sustain...

Corporate Finance Explained | Dynamic Pricing: How Data Driven Pricing Protects Margins

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we examine dynamic pricing and why pricing is one of the most powerful and misunderstood levers in corporate ...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Economies of Scale

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we examine economies of scale, why growth strengthens some businesses while destroying value for others, and ...

Corporate Finance Explained | Scenario Planning and Sensitivity Analysis in Uncertain Markets

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we examine corporate scenario planning and why it has become a core capability for finance teams operating in...

Corporate Finance Explained | Capital Allocation Excellence: How Leaders Decide Where Money Goes

Everyone talks about visionary products and relentless hustle, but what really sets industry giants apart? In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we...

Corporate Finance Explained | Project Finance and Funding Large Scale Investments

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down project finance and explain how companies fund massive infrastructure projects without putting ...

Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Culture and Financial Performance

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down how company culture affects financial performance and why culture should be treated as a real a...

Careers in Finance | Nirav Shah

In this episode of Careers in Finance on FinPod, we sit down with Nirav Shah, founder and partner at Versor Investments, to unpack his path from software engineering t...

Corporate Finance Explained | Cash Flow Forecasting

In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down cash flow forecasting, why profitable companies still fail, and how liquidity, not earnings, de...

Corporate Finance Explained | Zero-Based Budgeting

In most companies, budget season is a predictable exercise in "incrementalism," taking last year’s numbers and adding a 5% bump. But what happens when leadership drops...

Corporate Finance Explained | Financial Due Diligence

In corporate development and finance, the excitement of an acquisition often masks the underlying risks. Financial Due Diligence (FDD) is the structured investigation ...

Careers in Finance | Hayley Rosenlund

Hayley Rosenlund’s career is a masterclass in navigating the high-pressure world of Capital Markets while maintaining personal integrity. From her early days at the LS...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Finance Behind Corporate Sustainability

"Going green" has transitioned from a PR commitment to a core financial strategy. For corporate finance teams, the challenge is no longer whether to invest in sustaina...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Corporate Culture Drives, or Destroys, Financial Performance

In corporate finance, we often focus on balance sheets, cash flow, and NPV. However, there is an "invisible factor" that dictates whether those numbers hold up: Corpor...

Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Spin Offs: Why Companies Break Up to Unlock Value

Corporate success is often measured by growth and diversification, but for many conglomerates, being too big leads to a "conglomerate discount." This is the moment whe...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Leveraged Buyouts Work: Inside Private Equity’s Most Powerful Tool

The Leveraged Buyout (LBO) is one of the most powerful and high-stakes tools in modern finance. It is the primary engine of the private equity (PE) industry, where a m...

Corporate Finance Explained | Understanding Goodwill: The Intangible Asset

In the high-stakes world of M&A, Goodwill is arguably the most important yet invisible asset on a modern balance sheet. It represents the "engine of ambition," but as ...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Inflation Impacts Strategy, Costs, and Capital Decisions

Inflation is no longer just a macroeconomic headline; it is a systematic distortion of the corporate financial engine. For finance teams, high inflation makes historic...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Sports Franchises Make (and Lose) Money

Professional sports franchises are some of the most recognizable brands on earth, yet many operate with negative annual cash flows. This deep dive moves past the score...