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Mastering Capital Allocation

Mastering Capital Allocation

Created byBlair Cook Jennifer Nicholsonworkspace_premium
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IntermediateUpdated Apr 15, 2025
Mastering Capital Allocation

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand the importance of capital allocation in value creation.
check_circleLearn how CEOs are evaluated based on capital deployment.
check_circleIdentify different ways to source capital for the business.
check_circleExplore strategies for evaluating competing uses of cash.
check_circleUnderstand when and why companies buy back their own shares.
check_circleGain practical tools to support strategic capital allocation decisions.

About This Course

This course explores the critical topic of capital allocation—how CEOs and their strategic partners decide to deploy cash within the business. As the primary driver of shareholder returns, capital allocation plays a central role in a company’s long-term success. Understanding the tools, strategies, and decision-making process behind capital allocation is essential for any finance leader.

You’ll learn how to source capital, evaluate competing uses for cash, and make decisions that align with shareholder value creation. From reinvestment to share buybacks, this course provides practical insights to help you support your CEO in making informed, high-impact capital decisions.

Your Instructor

Blair Cook Jennifer Nicholson
Blair Cook Jennifer Nicholson

CPA, CA Leadership

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Blair is a seven-time CFO, a director, and an educator at Executive Finance Partners - a professional development and executive coaching firm for financial professionals and executives. He also serves as a corporate director and audit committee chair of publicly listed companies: Terravest Industries and Clarke Inc. He is also the Board Treasurer of the Devour Food & Film Festival and serves on various committees of CPA Nova Scotia. Blair is the author of The Illiterate Executive: An Executive’s Handbook for Mastering Financial Acumen.

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