Professor Ricardo Razuk

Learning means transforming content into judgment.

A space supporting classes and courses: interactive labs, subjects, exercises, cases, spreadsheets, readings and tools for deeper study — in or outside the classroom.

This is not a file repository.

The proposal is to organize learning experiences: problems, models, exercises and tools that require students to interpret, decide and justify.

Subjects

An expanding teaching map.

The areas below bring together recurring themes in my classes and courses. Some already have dedicated tools; others will receive materials gradually.

Finance

Corporate Finance

Capital structure, cost of capital, investment decisions, value creation and corporate financial decisions.

Investments

Investments & Portfolio Management

Risk and return, diversification, allocation, efficient frontier and investment decisions.

Valuation

Valuation & Project Evaluation

Discounted cash flow, cost of capital, multiples, projects and scenario analysis.

Private Markets

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Startups

Investment, valuation, structuring, governance, monitoring and exit.

Behavior

Behavioral Finance & Economics

Biases, heuristics, expectations and decision under risk and uncertainty.

Accounting

Accounting & Financial Analysis

Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, indicators, working capital and performance.

Foundations

Financial Mathematics & Fixed Income

Time value of money, rates, bonds, duration, pricing and Excel.

Sustainability

ESG, Impact & Sustainable Finance

Impact, responsible investment, ESG instruments and sustainable financial decisions.

Economics

Business Economics & Decision-Making

Incentives, economic environment, strategy, scenarios and business decisions.

Applied philosophy

Critical Thinking, Philosophy & AI

Doubt, argumentation, biases, uncertainty and critical use of artificial intelligence.

Materials

Different formats for different problems.

Not every piece of content needs to become a PDF. The format should serve the kind of learning it is meant to provoke.

Notes & classesSupport texts, guides and explanations organized by topic.
SpreadsheetsExcel models and web interfaces for calculation, analysis and simulation.
ReadingsEssential bibliography, articles, chapters and supplementary materials.
CasesBusiness problems, investment decisions and situations for discussion.
ExercisesSolved and proposed questions with different levels of difficulty.
SimulatorsValuation, portfolios, risk, budgeting, scenarios and decisions under uncertainty.
Class activitiesDebates, behavioral experiments, pre-registrations and case studies.
Instructor modeSolutions, comments and implementation guidance when appropriate.
Method

Tools do not replace judgment.

Spreadsheets, models, simulators, and AI can expand analytical capacity, but they do not define the problem on their own or choose the relevant criteria.

That is why the Teaching area combines calculation and interpretation. Students are invited to reach an answer — and also explain why it makes sense, which assumptions support it and where its limits lie.

Pedagogical principle
Calculating is part of the work. Understanding what the calculation means is another.

The goal is to bring theory, experience, technology and decision closer together without turning any of them into a shortcut for thought.

Library in progress

Better a few genuinely useful resources than an endless folder of files.

The area will continue to grow subject by subject, with curation and a focus on materials that can actually be used in class or individual study.