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DSST Principles of Finance Prep

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$85

Exam Cost

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120 min

Time

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3

Credits

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~400/500

Passing

What You'll Study

Unit 1: Financial Statements and Analysis

balance sheetincome statementcash flow statementfinancial ratiosliquidity ratiosprofitability ratios

Unit 2: Time Value of Money

present valuefuture valuecompoundingdiscountingannuitiesperpetuities

Unit 3: Risk and Return

risk typesdiversificationCAPMbetastandard deviationrisk-return tradeoff

Unit 4: Capital Markets and Investments

stocksbondsmutual fundsstock exchangesbond pricingyield to maturity

Unit 5: Corporate Finance and Capital Budgeting

NPVIRRpayback periodcost of capitalcapital structuredividend policy

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Free Resources We Recommend

The best free materials for DSST Finance. No affiliation, no kickback — just what actually works.

DANTES Fact Sheet

DANTES / Prometric

Official DSST fact sheet with topic percentages and reading list.

OpenStax: Principles of Finance

OpenStax (free, peer-reviewed)

Time value of money, valuation, risk/return, capital budgeting.

YouTube: Khan Academy Finance / Ross Corp Fin

YouTube

Corporate finance fundamentals.

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Course Notes

- Modern States (FREE, CB-recommended): https://modernstates.org - Khan Academy Finance & Capital Markets (khanacademy.org): Free finance tutorials - OpenStax Principles of Finance (openstax.org/books/principles-finance): Free, CC-licensed textbook - MIT OCW Introduction to Finance (ocw.mit.edu): Free finance lectures

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