Frequently Asked Questions

The Valuation Master Class is an on-demand online course that trains attendees to become company valuation experts. Graduates can confidently value any company and are equipped with the in-demand industry skills necessary for a successful finance career.

The Valuation Master Class consists of two parts:

Foundation – Helps attendees build a strong finance, forecasting, and valuation foundation. Attendees value 3 companies, consume about 30 hours of video course content, and spend about 10 hours on valuation assignments.

Professional – Covers advanced valuation topics and is for those who want to build a competitive advantage in valuation. Attendees value 9 companies, all of which must pass a rigorous peer review. Attendees consume about 30 hours of content and spend about 80 hours valuing companies.

The Valuation Master Class Boot Camp is a 6-week intensive online course with live sessions that equips attendees with the foundational company valuation skills needed to work as investment bankers, asset managers, equity analysts, or value investors.

The Boot Camp teaches the Foundation section of the Valuation Master Class, consisting of 30 hours of video course content, 10 hours of company valuation assignments, and 100 hours of Boot Camp-specific content and valuation assignments.

Since its inception in 2017, the Valuation Master Class has had more than 2,000 attendees from 40+ countries.

In Foundation, you study by yourself, watching videos and completing assignments at your convenience, which means you do not have a 6-week deadline to complete the course.

The Boot Camp includes additional assignments to prepare you for a job in finance, and you are mentored by Dr. Stotz and his team throughout the 6-week course. You will also write and present a full company research report. Dr. Stotz will help you find your career path and teach you crucial presentation skills.

Yes, the Valuation Master Class is 100% online.

Certainly! The course material starts at zero, so even someone without a financial background could understand it.

Valuation Master Class Foundation costs US$397, and if you prefer to do the Boot Camp, it costs US$1,397 (we typically offer super-early-bird and early-bird discounts.

The Professional package is US$897 and can be purchased after completing Valuation Master Class Foundation or the Boot Camp.

For a limited time, you can get Foundation + Professional for only US$997 and save US$297. To get this offer, email info@astotz.com and let us know.

The approximate breakdown in terms of hours per module is as follows:

Foundation – About 30 hours of video course content, and spend about 10 hours on valuation assignments.

Professional – About 30 hours of video content and about 80 hours spent on valuing companies.

If you decide to do the Boot Camp instead of Foundation – The Boot Camp includes Foundation, so you'll spend 40 hours on that, and 100 hours of Boot Camp-specific content and valuation assignments.

You will learn everything that Dr. Stotz has learned from his experience as a head of research and analyst. As a manager, he has seen thousands of job candidates and will teach you what it takes to stand out.

If you make it through the whole course, you will get a letter of recommendation, and Dr. Stotz will do what he can to get you a job or internship in the financial industry.

The CFA Level I exam is vast, covering many topics ranging from pension fund accounting to political economy. Equity valuation is one topic among many in the CFA Level I exam, which means you will gain shallow knowledge of many topics. The Valuation Master Class Boot Camp goes deep into one topic: Equity valuation. So, attending the Boot Camp will help deepen your understanding in this one area.

When you have completed Foundation or the Boot Camp, you are qualified to continue with Valuation Master Class Professional, which includes Modules 3-5.

Absolutely. We have had many engineers and accountants who wanted to shift to a career in finance. The foundation you will build should be enough to get prospective employers to talk to you about shifting your career to finance.

The Valuation Master Class is created to equip you with the skills required to work as an investment banker, asset manager, equity analyst, or become a value investor.

Foundation begins when you want it to! Join here now.

If you're interested in the Boot Camp, please find the details of our upcoming Boot Camp here.

Yes, he is the one teaching the Valuation Master Class.

Yes, you will get a certificate upon completion of each module.

The course is only offered in English, until further notice.

You can’t become an expert without doing the basics first 🙂

The entire course is self-directed and delivered via online lectures, quizzes, assignments, research projects, etc. However, we deliver content as fast or as slow as you can learn. You can take this course at your own pace.