• We use current and relevant business news to bridge the gap between textbook finance and business press analysis.
  1. Introduce and clarify concepts studied in finance textbooks by illustrating what the textbooks' lingo really means. Have you encountered any of the core textbook concepts like principal-agent, maximization, required return, systematic risk, or NPV in the business press?

  2. Demonstrate that tools and concepts studied in finance courses are not theoretical "ivory tower" constructs, but are the fundamental building blocks for business decisions.

  3. Develop students' analytical and critical thinking skills through having them identify "Bloopers & Blunders" in quotes drawn from the business press.

  4. Provide direct links to related stories in our archives. Such a feature is neither available through the traditional business press nor is it provided by the major on-line services. Moreover, most of the on-line services allow you to search only very recent issues.

  5. When dealing with conceptual issues, we provide two levels of analysis:
     • Introductory: assumes no previous course coverage of the main issues.
       
     • Intermediate: assumes basic understanding of the concepts/models, concentrates on demonstrating their applicability.

  6. Get you acquainted with the companies in the news using direct hyperlinks to company profiles.

• With your subscription you will also get practice questions.
  These additional questions should enhance your understanding of the course material and improve your performance in exams. There are two types: over 120 "Agree/Disagree-Explain," and over 40 involving "calculations." Answers and solutions are also provided.

• We scan a wide range of news sources including: Business Week , CNNfn, The Economist, Financial Times, Fortune, and WSJ.

• The analysis is updated every Monday.

• We have also developed our own extensive finance lecture notes to accompany introductory finance courses.
  Occasionally, we refer to these notes as additional conceptual reference and/or a source for clarifications.

Why Subscribe?
When you take an introductory finance class, you are bombarded with new vocabulary and concepts. Unfortunately, the typical amount of time spent on demonstrating the applicability of these concepts is very limited, especially with online courses. This is where Finance By Example comes in.

Through incorporating this application in our courses, we have found out that it has not only been a great tool to learn the basics in finance, but has stimulated a number of students enough to convert to, or at least to have them consider, majoring in finance. Now we have the added luxury of concentrating on conceptual issues in class while being selective in terms of in-class applications.

Who Should Subscribe?
This service is primarily intended for introductory courses in finance at the undergraduate and MBA levels. Finance By Example is becoming part of the required material for finance courses offered online.

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