Category Archives: Finance

How is the claim supported? How do the authors back up the claim? (Don’t go nuts here and summarize every detail of the methodology. Instead, strive for the kind of concise, general summary one might find in a news account of recent research findings.)

WHO? Who stands behind the information? Your entry should identify (quickly and concisely) the background/credentials that connect the article’s author/s to the WHAT? Identify a claim (or claims) presented in the article that is relevant to your inquiry. (Remember, your task is not to summarize the entire article, but to summarize the article content that […]

Describe the methods for sourcing equity funds from the global financial market. Form a table that would assist a multinational manager in summarizing the options with characteristics of each option.

Describe the methods for sourcing equity funds from the global financial market. Form a table that would assist a multinational manager in summarizing the options with characteristics of each option. Summarize the methods for sourcing debt funds from the global financial market. Form a table that would assist a multinational manager in summarizing the options […]

Analyze how corporate governance issues affect shareholder wealth.

1 Conduct research on a particular company regarding corporate governance issues. 2 Analyze how corporate governance issues affect shareholder wealth. 3 Analyze corporate investment and financing decisions and their effects on the firm’s value. 4 Evaluate corporate dividend policies that affect wealth creation. 5 Assess the impact on the value of a firm through a […]

What is the role of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee? How does it impact the way all of the banks run?

n a 1-page paper highlight the role played by the Federal Reserve Bank in the U.S. economy. What is the role of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee? How does it impact the way all of the banks run? Give concrete examples from the text, lecture and other readings. Discuss your […]

What type of cash flow–dividends, FCFE or FCFF, et cetera-would you choose to discount for this firm?

What type of cash flow–dividends, FCFE or FCFF, et cetera-would you choose to discount for this firm? What growth pattern–Stable, two-stage, three-stage, et cetera-would you pick for this firm? How long will high growth last? What is your estimate of value of equity in this firm? How does this compare to the market value? What […]

Discuss the risk involved with each as well as your opinion as to which is best and your reasons for your choice, backed by information from the text and other resources.

Select two (2) financial instruments from the list below. Compose a 1-page paper in which you compare and contrast those instruments. Discuss the risk involved with each as well as your opinion as to which is best and your reasons for your choice, backed by information from the text and other resources. Federal Funds Money […]

Discuss:Is the fact that the EVA is negative necessarily an indication of poor project choices? Why or why not?

Assume that you have been in put in charge of coming up with an acquisition strategy for your firm. What are some of the actions you would take to make the strategy a success for your stockholders? Synergy takes a long time to reveal itself. Some commentators argue that the reason most studies find no […]

Discuss the relationship and the course materials that either support or refute your personal experience

Discuss the relationship and the course materials that either support or refute your personal experience. Assume that a firm has a poor working capital position and decides to incur significant debt through a bond issuance. As a consequence, the firm will be increasing its leverage while addressing its negative working capital position. How would the […]

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the above mentioned portfolio management strategy and critically evaluate the usefulness of alternative strategies available to manage fixed income portfolios.

Critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the above mentioned portfolio management strategy and critically evaluate the usefulness of alternative strategies available to manage fixed income portfolios.