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Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Spin-Offs: How Breaking Up Creates More Shareholder Value

In finance, success often means getting bigger, yet time and again, the market cheers when a huge company decides to intentionally break itself up. Why does spinning o...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Inflation Impacts Profitability & How Companies Adapt

Inflation is a brutal, immediate pressure point on corporate finance, forcing CFOs and analysts to completely overhaul their operating models. In this episode of Corpo...

What's New at CFI | Excel Data Visualization & Dashboards

Excel Data Visualization & Dashboards: Turn Raw Data into Executive-Ready StoriesExcel is the foundational tool for analysis, but simply having data isn't enough; you ...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Business of Bankruptcy: How Companies Collapse and Come Back

FinPod: Corporate Bankruptcy Strategy - Reorganization vs. LiquidationWhen a major corporation files for bankruptcy, it’s not always the end, it's often a high-stakes ...

Member Spotlight | Marlon Uniada

CFI Member Spotlight: From Local Accounting to Global Finance with MarlonMarlon's journey is a powerful testament to the value of self-directed learning and global amb...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Stock Market Indices Shape Valuations and Strategy

FinPod: The Hidden Power of Stock Indices: S&P 500, Dow, & Corporate StrategyEveryone sees the headlines ("The S&P 500 is up"), but few understand the mechanics behind...

What's New at CFI | Interest Rate Swap

FinPod: Interest Rate Swaps Masterclass: Modeling SOFR & The End of LIBORThe Interest Rate Swap (IRS) market, the biggest derivative contract in the world, has undergo...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Financial Strategies of Subscription-Based Businesses

FinPod: Subscription Economics: Mastering LTV, Churn, and Recurring RevenueThe Subscription Economy has fundamentally reshaped corporate finance, moving the focus from...

Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Tax Strategies

Why do profitable giants like Apple and Amazon report billions in earnings yet often pay surprisingly low effective tax rates (ETR)? On this episode of Corporate Finan...

Corporate Finance Explained | How Companies Manage Currency Risk

If you're a company operating globally, foreign exchange (FX) risk is a significant threat that can instantly erode profits and derail strategic forecasts. In this epi...

What's New at CFI | Excel Skills for Professionals Specialization

Excel is the universal language of finance and the critical foundation that new technologies, including AI, build upon. But how do you go from simply "knowing" Excel t...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Rise of Corporate Venture Capital: How Companies Invest Like VCs

Your company is launching its own corporate venture capital (CVC) fund. Suddenly, traditional financial models don't apply. Corporate Venture Capital is a unique, high...

Member Spotlight | Alexandra McLaren

On this episode of CFI Member Spotlight on FinPod, we are thrilled to host Alexandra McLaren, a Manager at EY Parthenon specializing in M&A transaction diligence and b...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Finance Behind Mega Acquisitions

FinPod: The Billion Dollar Question: How Corporations Pay for Massive Acquisitions (M&A Financing)When a Fortune 100 company buys another for tens of billions, how doe...

What's New at CFI | Communication and Presentation Skills for Finance Professionals

FinPod: Communication & Presentation Skills for Finance | Why Soft Skills are Your Career AcceleratorTechnical skills are essential, but if you can't communicate your ...

Corporate Finance Explained | The Power of Financial Ratios

Financial ratios are the essential shorthand analysts use to distill massive financial statements into actionable insights. In this episode of Corporate Finance Explai...

Corporate Finance Explained | Hedge Funds in Corporate Finance: Myths, Realities, and Case Studies

If you're in corporate finance, you need to understand the true influence of Hedge Funds. They are not just market speculators; they are powerful, concentrated stakeho...

Corporate Finance Explained | Special Dividends: Strength, Signals, and Strategy

Ever see a company announce a massive, one-time cash payout and wonder what's really going on? These "special dividends" are more than just financial fireworks; they'r...

Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Bonds vs. Bank Loans: Choosing the Right Debt Financing

When a Fortune 100 company needs billions, the choice between issuing corporate bonds and securing a bank loan is a critical strategic dilemma. It's not just about the...

What's New at CFI | Job Board

In this episode of What's New at CFI on FinPod, we discuss our CFI Job Board, a curated resource designed to connect you directly with top finance roles. We discuss wh...