# The Big Ideas in Finance

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Raghavendra Rau
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/finance-ideas)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In finance, everything comes down to promises. When you invest money, questions arise: how profitable will it be down the line, and is it worth investing today? Determining the exact amount of those returns and whether investing is worthwhile can be challenging. This lecture will introduce the concept of Net Present Value. It will discuss how NPV helps managers satisfy shareholders without direct interaction, and how it can evaluate uncertain future payoffs in order to meet investor expectations.

## Lectures

1. [Understanding Net Present Value](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-finance-ideas/789e0426e292) (YouTube)
2. [Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-finance-ideas/991ebd596dd7) (YouTube)
3. [Capital Structure Theory Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-finance-ideas/66b12f0b5981) (YouTube)
4. [Option Pricing Theory Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-finance-ideas/28d0a03223b1) (YouTube)
5. [Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-finance-ideas/56f96fdd753f) (YouTube)
6. [Are Financial Markets Efficient?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-finance-ideas/b31e652ee5e7) (YouTube)