If you are reading this post, you likely have just begun your
Corporate Finance class. While you may be apprehensive about the topic,
we believe you can learn a lot of very applicable and important topics,
not only for your business acumen, but skills that will help you in
important personal financial decisions, such as paying points up front
to reduce your mortgage interest rate, or how much your repayments will
be increased if you take out that extra student loan. Or, should you
take annual cash payouts or lump sum if you hit the Powerball jackpot
tonight? We wish you well in your Finance class and believe this
textbook will increase your understanding of Finance and won't be in
Japanese to you at the end of the semester.