" How would you apply what you have learned in your Financial Management course in the following situations, which, all, have important financial repercussions for you and yours? When ..

1. quantifying the value of your Canadian studies, (MBA in finance, Total cost - $40000 cad)
2. choosing in what industry and what kind of company you would like to work - Portfolio management services in Investment banking
3. deciding what principal residence (i.e. home) you would like to acquire, - 2 bedroom Apartment
4. figuring out the best path (from financial perspective) for your offspring (while respecting their aspirations)
5. deciding when to retire and how to finance your retirement needs."

Your solutions must

• not only show an appropriate understanding of the concepts related to time value of money (e.g. future cash flows, appropriate discount rate, investments upfront etc.)
• but also show thorough research of the Canadian context in which the above 5 events are taking place.