Discuss how does the company choose to finance its activities and investments and what are the implications of these choices for its financial position?

This assignment is concerned with the financial performance and financial position of a company over a period of time. Key areas of interest are: Performance: how well has the company performed as seen through its performance ratios? Financing/Position: how does the company choose to finance its activities and investments and what are the implications of […]

Describe the current structure of the Federal Reserve system and monetary policy in the United States.

Description View monetary policy on the Federal Reserve (Links to an external site.) website. Describe the current structure of the Federal Reserve system and monetary policy in the United States. Specifically identify and discuss the following: What are the primary functions of the Federal Reserve? Describe the structure of the Board of Governors of the […]

What do you see as the major differences between content and style of each video? Is it similar to the differences you found between practitioner and scholarly journal articles?

Previous Next For your discussion, find two videos: one by a leading practitioner of finance, and one by a leading scholar. Examples of prestigious practitioners include legendary investors Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch. Some of top scholars of finance include William Sharpe, the original developer of the CAPM. The late Stephen Ross is the author of […]

Describe the main elements of the bond: Coupon rate and coupon payment, maturity, rating.

Description The company that I respond with is “Cisco” The paper topic is: For this week discussion you will be using   In your initial response you should answer the main question: If you are an investor who is looking for a bond to invest to, are you going to buy a bond that you […]

Discuss all assumptions you are making and why you are making them.

Description Determine assumptions for use in forecasting a 10-year pro forma income statement and balance sheet for the target. Submission files: Report in Word file and spreadsheet in Excel file. The first thing to do will be to determine a growth rate in sales. It should not be the same rate for each year. The […]

What are the risks and potential pitfalls of investing that might cause someone to make the statement that “playing the stock market is like gambling”?

Description Based on past experiences and personal values, people have different beliefs about gambling. Some view it as a moral issue and consider luxurious casinos to be deceptive and eager to take money out of the hands of the naïve. Some people enjoy the excitement of watching the dice roll and view a night in […]

Describe in detail the Quantitative Finance or Fintech topic you are considering including its main ideas and applications.

Write a report about the topic that incorporates the following components: — Describe in detail the Quantitative Finance or Fintech topic you are considering including its main ideas and applications. — Address the purpose and function of the topic you selected; in the case of Fintech topics, discuss what traditional financial technology the Fintech topic […]

What does your complete financial statement analysis suggest about the financial health of the organization?

Description Create a brief (1- to 2-page) description of your analyses (Analyses are found within the Excel sheets attached below – each section has a different analyses). Be sure to address the following in your summary: 1. Describe the results of each statement analysis. What do the results of each analysis mean? 2. What does […]