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Learn how to value a business.
Master the art and science of valuing a business.
Most investors have never learned how to value a business.
This self-paced course will teach you the four valuation methods professional investors use to calculate a company's value.
From total addressable markets to multiples to discounted cash flow models, understanding these methods will help you make better investing decisions.
From total addressable markets to multiples to discounted cash flow models, understanding these methods will help you make better investing decisions.
This course is for ...
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Investors
Investors who want to learn how to value a business and make better decisions.
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Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs who want to learn how different types of investors think about business valuation.
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Executives
Executives and aspiring professionals who want to gain fluency in business valuation.
Listen to what our students have to say ...
What you'll get out of this course
The Valuation Mindset Spectrum
You'll learn how different investors think about valuation and uncover your valuation style.
Understand Business Growth Cycle
You'll master the six stages of the business growth cycle, learn to identify which phase a business is currently in, and know which valuation methods work best in each phase.
Total Addressable Market
Practice using the big-picture valuation methods favored by venture capitalists, such as total addressable market & serviceable addressable market.
Stock Multiples
Learn how to calculate common valuation multiples, such as the price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-sales ratio, and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio -- and uncover their limitations.
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF Model)
Learn how to use a professional investor's favorite tool: the discounted cash flow model. We'll cover what it is, how to use it, and its drawbacks.
Reverse Discounted Cash Flow
You'll learn how to use a valuation method that flips the DCF model on its head by starting with the stock price and solving for expectations.
Valuation Pitfalls
You'll understand the most common valuation mistakes that investors make -- and how to avoid them.
Tools of the trade
You'll gain access to the same valuable tools that professional investors use to make multi-million dollar decisions.
Meet Your Instructors ...
Brian Feroldi has been investing in individual stocks since 2004. In the beginning, he had no idea what he was doing and got his teeth kicked in. His returns improved dramatically as his experience and knowledge about the stock market grew.
Brian’s career mission statement is “to demystify the stock market”. He loves to help other people do better with their investments. He has written over 3,000 articles on stocks, investing, and personal finance for the Motley Fool.
In 2022, Brian’s best-selling book "Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?" was published. It was written to explain how the stock market works in plain English.
Brian lives in New England with his wife and three kids.
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Brian Stoffel has been investing in individual stocks since 2009 and is a teacher at heart. Brian has been investing for more than a decade and he has written more than 4,000 articles for The Motley Fool.
Brian worked as a middle school teacher in Washington DC for more than 5 years. He and his wife had a “mini-retirement” in Costa Rica and now spent a portion of their year there in a container-ship home.
Brian plans his life and his investments around “anti-fragile” principles.
Brian worked as a middle school teacher in Washington DC for more than 5 years. He and his wife had a “mini-retirement” in Costa Rica and now spent a portion of their year there in a container-ship home.
Brian plans his life and his investments around “anti-fragile” principles.
He has been featured in:
Course Outline
Part 1: Crawl
We begin by providing an overview of the Valuation Mindset Spectrum, which explains the different ways that the greatest investors of all-time think about valuation.
Part 2: Walk
Next, we master the Business Growth Cycle, which is the first step to valuing any business. We cover what it is, why it's important, and how to quickly identify which of the 6 stages a business is currently in.
Part 3: Run
With the basics mastered, we dive deep into each of the four valuation techniques: Total Addressable Market, Multiples, Discounted Cash Flow, and Reverse Discounted Cash Flow. We cover what each method does, how to use it, and practice using each tool.
Part 4: Avoiding Mistakes
In the final section, we'll show you the biggest valuation mistakes that investors make and how you can avoid them.
Your investment is 100% risk free
We are 100% confident that you will love Valuation Explained Simply.
We believe if you watch the videos and practice the homework, you’ll turn into an investing rock-star in no time.
That's why we’re will to put our money where our mouths are. Get Valuation Explained Simply today. Try it out for a full 30 days. Go through all of the modules.
If after 30 days, you don’t think it was 100% worth it, email brian@longtermmindset.co and we’ll give you a full refund.
No hassles, no questions asked.
“By far the best investment you can make is in yourself.”
Warren Buffett
Who Should NOT Enroll
You're interested in technical analysis
We don't use technical analysis ourselves, so we won't be covering it in this course.
You're looking for complex valuation formulas
Some investors use highly complex academic formulas to calculate valuation. Many of those formulas are far too academic in nature to be useful to investors, so we won't be diving deep into them.
You want to become an expert in DCF modeling
This course is designed for beginner and intermediate investors. While we will provide an overview of how DCF models work and practice using them, we'll be focusing on simple inputs. DCF models can get complex, so we won't be diving deep into their complextity.
You want to value options & derivatives
Valuing options, stock-based compensation, and complex financial derivatives is highly complex and beyond the scope of this course.
You're looking for stock recommendations
While we will be looking at company valuations in real-time, we won't be making any stock recommendations.
Always remember that
Buying one undervalued stock could pay for this course 100x over
Avoiding one overvalued stock could save you tens of thousands in lost wealth
One valuation insight can help you turn market volatility into your greatest advantage
Frequently Asked Questions
I work full-time. What is the expected time commitment?
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This is up to you. If you are pressed for time, you can get through all of the core lessons in less than 3 hours (or even faster if you watch it at 1.5x speed). If you want to absorb the material more slowly and do all of the practice & homework (which we recommend) it will take you closer to 6-8 hours in total.
How long will I have access to the materials?
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There's no time limit. You'll have access to the course & materials 'forever.'
Can I expense this course?
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It's like that you can! Use this link to make a copy of a template to sent to your employer.
What if I don’t live in the U.S.? Will this course still help me?
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Yes! While the course is taught using U.S. companies, currency, and accounting, valuation tools are useful no matter what currency you use.
What’s the refund policy?
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We offer a 30-day money-back gaurentee. If you buy the course and aren't happy, just email brian@longtermmindset.co within 30 days of purchase and we'll give you a full refund no quesions asked.
What makes Valuation Explained Simply different than other courses?
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The creators of this course have a combined 50 years of investing experience. We've made a ton of valuation mistakes ourselves. We created this course to show beginner and intermediate investors how to avoid the major mistakes that we made. We also taught this course live for 2 years, making countless changes to it along the way. That's how we know this course works. We cut out as much fluff as possible and focus directly on the most useful valuation lessons & frameworks.
What if I have more questions?
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Contact us at brian@longtermmindet.co.
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