An introduction to institutions, management, & investments

Discusses the three primary aspects of finance - financial institutions, management, and investments and examines how they are interrelated using a modular format. The book provides a strong finance foundation that students can build on using Internet resources and sample number problems, cases, and...

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Main Author: Mayo, Herbert B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Australia/New Zealand South-Western Cengage Learning 2012
Edition:10th edition, international edition
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to basic finance
  • Part I: Financial institutions
  • 2. The role of financial markets and financial intermediaries
  • 3. Investment banking
  • 4. Securities markets
  • 5. The federal reserve
  • 6. International currency flows
  • Part II: Financial tools
  • 7. The time value of money
  • 8. Risk and its measurements
  • 9. Analysis of financial statements
  • Part III: Corporate finance
  • 10. Forms of business and corporate taxation
  • 11. Break-even analysis and the payback period
  • 12. Leverage
  • 13. Cost of capital
  • 14. Capital budgeting
  • 15. Forecasting
  • 16. Cash budgeting
  • 17. Management of current assets
  • 18. Management of short-term liabilities
  • 19. Intermediate-term debt and leasing
  • Part IV: Investments