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What's New at CFI | SQL Fundamentals
In this episode of What’s New at CFI, Meeyeon Park speaks with Joseph Yeates about the refreshed SQL Fundamentals course and what has changed in the updated version. T...
Corporate Finance Explained | Dividend Strategy: How Companies Decide When to Return Cash
What should a company do with billions in cash? Reinvest in growth, pay down debt, or return it to shareholders? In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinP...
What's New at CFI | Strategic Problem Solving
Are you solving the right problem or just solving it quickly? In today’s fast-moving world of AI, shifting markets, and constant complexity, the biggest risk in financ...
Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Banking Relationships
What happens when a company can’t access its own cash? In March 2023, billion-dollar startups suddenly found themselves unable to make payroll. Not because their busin...
What's New at CFI | AI Prompting for Financial Analysis
In this episode of What’s New at CFI, we introduce our latest practice lab: AI Prompting for Financial Analysis, designed to help finance professionals use AI tools li...
Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Governance: How Boards Shape Financial Outcomes
In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down corporate governance and why the structure of a company’s board can determine whether sharehold...
Members Spotlight | Albert Lee
In this episode of CFI Member Spotlight on FinPod, we sit down with Albert Lee, CPA, an FP&A leader, Chicago Booth MBA candidate, and founder of Axiom FP&A Partners, w...
Corporate Finance Explained | Post-Merger Integration: Why Most M&A Deals Fail
In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we discuss the reality behind one of the most dramatic events in corporate strategy: mergers and acquisitions...
Corporate Finance Explained | ESG and Financial Materiality: What Actually Impacts Performance
In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down one of the most debated topics in modern business: ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)....
Corporate Finance Explained | How Companies Set Financial Targets
In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we examine how financial targets shape behavior inside organizations and why targets are never just neutral p...
What's New at CFI | Strategic Problem Solving with Jeroen Kraaijenbrink
In this episode of What’s New at CFI on FinPod, we introduce a brand new course designed to help professionals tackle one of the most overlooked skills in business: St...
Corporate Finance Explained | M&A Strategy: Why Companies Buy Other Companies
In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we break down one of the most dramatic and misunderstood areas of corporate strategy: mergers and acquisition...
Corporate Finance Explained | Cost of Capital
In this episode of Corporate Finance Explained on FinPod, we dive into the invisible number that decides whether growth creates value or destroys it: cost of capital. ...
Corporate Finance Explained | Corporate Forecasting: Why Predictions Go Wrong
Forecasting is supposed to be the corporate crystal ball. In reality, it’s the nervous system of the organization, and it’s almost always wrong. In this episode of Cor...
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, w...
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...
