http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/ FinanceBasics is presented by Larry Schrenk and is a series of talks providing a basic and informal introduction to various concepts and issues in modern finance. It will not, however, offer any stock tips or specific investment advice. The goal is to inform listeners of the ideas, methods, history and concepts of both corporate finance and investing. The presenter is Assistant Professor of Finance at the Robert G. Merrick School of Business, The University of Baltimore (http://business.ubalt.edu) which offers an online, AACSB accredited MBA program (http://business.ubalt.edu/ubtowsonmba/webmba.html). Comments and suggestions are welcome and may be sent to financebasics@comcast.net, but it will not be possible to respond to individual e-mails. http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/FBLogo.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/ en-us Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST lschrenk@ubalt.edu lschrenk@ubalt.edu Lawrence P. Schrenk 2006 no A Discussion of Basic Financial Concepts, Ideas, and History FinanceBasics is presented by Larry Schrenk and is a series of talks providing a basic and informal introduction to various concepts and issues in modern finance. It will not, however, offer any stock tips or specific investment advice. The goal is to inform listeners of the ideas, methods, history and concepts of both corporate finance and investing. The presenter is Assistant Professor of Finance at the Robert G. Merrick School of Business, The University of Baltimore (http://business.ubalt.edu) which offers an online, AACSB accredited MBA program (http://business.ubalt.edu/ubtowsonmba/webmba.html). Comments and suggestions are welcome and may be sent to financebasics@comcast.net, but it will not be possible to respond to individual e-mails. FinanceBasics Larry Schrenk lschrenk@ubalt.edu business, finance, economics, stocks, bonds, investment, investingt http://home.comcast.net/~lpschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_006_Opportunity_Costs_09-26-06.mp3 Larry Schrenk no 9:14 business, finance, economics, stocks, bonds, investment, investing, opportunity cost A Discussion of the Concept of Opportunity Cost and its Application in Finance (9:14 mins) Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~lpschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_006_Opportunity_Costs_09-26-06.mp3 http://home.comcast.net/~lpschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_005_Simple_versus_Compound_Interest_09-21-06.mp3 Larry Schrenk no 10:20 business, finance, economics, stocks, bonds, investment, investing, interest A Comparison and Evaluation of Simple versus Compound Interest (10:20 mins) Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~lpschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_005_Simple_versus_Compound_Interest_09-21-06.mp3 http://home.comcast.net/~kschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_004_Time_Value_of_Money_09-20-06.mp3 Larry Schrenk no 10:20 business, finance, economics, investment, investing, money, time value An Analysis of the Reasoning behind the Time Value of Money (10:20 mins) Sat, 23 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~kschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_004_Time_Value_of_Money_09-20-06.mp3 http://home.comcast.net/~kschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_003_What_is_Risk_09-20-06.mp3 Larry Schrenk no 12:48 business, finance, economics, investment, investing, risk An Introduction to the Concept of Risk (in Contrast to the Concept of Uncertainty) (12:48 mins) Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~kschrenk/Podcasts/FinBasics_003_What_is_Risk_09-20-06.mp3 http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/Podcasts/FinBasics_002_Diversification_09-04-06.mp3 Larry Schrenk no 15:51 business, finance, economics, investment, investing, diversification A Discussion of the Nature, Use and Limits of Financial Diversification (15:51 mins) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/Podcasts/FinBasics_002_Diversification_09-04-06.mp3 http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/Podcasts/FinBasics_001_Introduction_09-04-06.mp3 Larry Schrenk no 8:06 business, finance, economics, investment, investing An Introduction to the FinanceBasics Podcast (8:06 mins) Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST http://home.comcast.net/~financebasics/Podcasts/FinBasics_001_Introduction_09-04-06.mp3