Introduction to finance
Subtitle: markets, investments, and financial management
By: Ronald W. Melicher, Edgar A. Norton
Contributors: Norton, Edgar, 1957-
Edition: 14th ed.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470561072
Subjects: Finance
Description: "Business managers will gain a basic understanding of the complex world of finance with this engaging book. It presents a balanced survey of the three main areas of finance: institutions and markets, investments, and financial management. The examples have been completely updated throughout to provide the most relevant information. Discussions of small business practice help them gain a better understanding of small business applications. More focus is placed on ethics to reflect the headlines in today's news. Additional end-of-chapter questions and career-profile features also enable business managers to connect the material to the real world."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part 1: Financial Markets; title: Chapter 1. The Financial Environment; title: Chapter 2. Money and the Monetary System; title: Chapter 3. Banks and Other Financial Institutions; title: Chapter 4. Federal Reserve System; title: Chapter 5. Policy Makers and the Money Supply; title: Chapter 6. International Trade and Finance; title: Part 2: Investments; title: Chapter 7. Savings and Investment Process; title: Chapter 8. Structure of Interest Rates; title: Chapter 9. Time Value of Money; title: Chapter 10. Bond and Stocks: Characteristics and Valuations; title: Chapter 11. Securities Markets; title: Chapter 12. Financial Return and Risk Concepts; title: Part 3: Financial Management; title: Chapter 13. Business Organization and Financial Data; title: Chapter 14. Financial Analysis and Long-term Financial Planning; title: Chapter 15. Managing Working Capital; title: Chapter 16. Short-term Business Financing; title: Chapter 17. Capital Budgeting Analysis; title: Chapter 18. Capital Structure and Cost of Capital.