Basic Finance: An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Investments and Management - Softcover

Mayo, Herbert B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324322291 ISBN 13: 9780324322293

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2006

Synopsis

BASIC FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INVESTMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT uses a proven "modular" approach to help you learn finance concepts quickly and easily. Plus, this edition is enhanced with numerous Internet references, calculator exercises, and tie-ins with Microsoft Excel, so you'll be on your way to using the technologies professionals use in the corporate world every day.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Herbert Mayo teaches finance at The College of New Jersey and is a former Director of Accreditation. A well-respected author and experienced educator, he has written several successful books focusing on critical finance issues and today's investment opportunities. He earned his PhD from Rutgers University and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Review:

Part I: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 1.The Role of Financial Markets. 2.Investment Banking. 3.Securities Markets. 4.Financial Intermediaries. 5.The Federal Reserve. 6.International Currency Flows. Part 2: FINANCIAL TOOLS. 7. The Time Value of Money. 8. Risk and Its Measurement. 9. Analysis of Financial Statements. Part 3: INVESTMENTS. 10. The Features of Stock. 11. Stock Valuation. 12. The Features of Long-Term Debt--Bonds. 13. Bond Pricing and Yields. 14. Preferred Stock. 15. Convertible Securities. 16. Investment Returns. 17. Investment Companies. Part 4: CORPORATE FINANCE. 18. Forms of Business and Corporate Taxation. 19. Break-Even Analysis and the Payback Period. 20. Leverage. 21. Cost of Capital. 22. Capital Budgeting. 23. Forecasting. 24. Cash Budgeting. 25. Management of Current Assets. 26. Management of Short-Term Liabilities. 27. Intermediate-Term Debt and Leasing. Part 5: DERIVATIVES. 28. Options: Puts and Calls. 29. Futures. Appendix A: Interest Factors for the Future Value of One Dollar. Appendix B: Interest Factors for the Present Value of One Dollar. Appendix C: Interest Factors for the Future Value of an Annuity of One Dollar. Appendix D: Interest Factors for the Present Value of an Annuity of One Dollar. Appendix F: Answers to Selected Problems.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0324322291
• ISBN 13: 9780324322293
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656