Finance : introduction to institutions, investments and management.
Melicher, Ronald W.
Finance : introduction to institutions, investments and management. - 10th ed. - Cincinnati, Ohio : South-Western College Pub. ; [London] : [International Thomson] (distributor), ©2000 - xxv, 677 pages : illustrations ;
Includes index
Part I. The Financial System --
1. Role of Finance --
2. The United States Monetary System --
3. Banks and Other Depository Institutions --
4. Federal Reserve System --
5. Policy Makers and the Money Supply --
6. International Trade and Finance --
Part II. Investments --
7. Savings and Investment Process --
8. Structure of Interest Rates --
9. Time Value of Money --
10. Bonds and Stocks: Characteristics and Valuations --
11. Securities Markets --
12. Financial Return and Risk Concepts --
Part III. Business Finance --
13. Business Organization and Financial Data --
14. Financial Analysis and Long-Term Financial Planning --
15. Managing Working Capital --
16. Short-Term Business Financing --
17. Capital Budgeting Analysis --
18. Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital.
The tenth edition builds on the success of past editions to provide an up-to-date survey of the entire finance discipline. It provides a valuable overview of the major financial concepts of the disciplines as well as a solid foundation upon which future courses in finance can build. Whereas most survey-style introductory texts still tend to emphasize corporate finance, this book's key strengths are balanced coverage between three major fields of finance - institutions, investments, financial management - and an integrated perspective on the interrelationships among them. As an introductory survey, the book is written with a "user-friendly" focus conveys basic knowledge, concepts and terms - leaving the finer points, discussions of theory and complicated topics, for more advanced course work.
9780324004304 0324004303
Finance.
332 / MEL
Finance : introduction to institutions, investments and management. - 10th ed. - Cincinnati, Ohio : South-Western College Pub. ; [London] : [International Thomson] (distributor), ©2000 - xxv, 677 pages : illustrations ;
Includes index
Part I. The Financial System --
1. Role of Finance --
2. The United States Monetary System --
3. Banks and Other Depository Institutions --
4. Federal Reserve System --
5. Policy Makers and the Money Supply --
6. International Trade and Finance --
Part II. Investments --
7. Savings and Investment Process --
8. Structure of Interest Rates --
9. Time Value of Money --
10. Bonds and Stocks: Characteristics and Valuations --
11. Securities Markets --
12. Financial Return and Risk Concepts --
Part III. Business Finance --
13. Business Organization and Financial Data --
14. Financial Analysis and Long-Term Financial Planning --
15. Managing Working Capital --
16. Short-Term Business Financing --
17. Capital Budgeting Analysis --
18. Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital.
The tenth edition builds on the success of past editions to provide an up-to-date survey of the entire finance discipline. It provides a valuable overview of the major financial concepts of the disciplines as well as a solid foundation upon which future courses in finance can build. Whereas most survey-style introductory texts still tend to emphasize corporate finance, this book's key strengths are balanced coverage between three major fields of finance - institutions, investments, financial management - and an integrated perspective on the interrelationships among them. As an introductory survey, the book is written with a "user-friendly" focus conveys basic knowledge, concepts and terms - leaving the finer points, discussions of theory and complicated topics, for more advanced course work.
9780324004304 0324004303
Finance.
332 / MEL