Corporate Finance For Dummies

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Michael Taillard, PhD, MBA, is an economic consultant and professor of finance. His financial experience ranges from nonprofits to large corporations and even to small business owners. He is an often-published author, and he wrote the previous edition of Corporate Finance For Dummies. In his free time, Michael enjoys kayaking!

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Get a handle on one of the most powerful forces in the world today with this straightforward, no-jargon guide to corporate finance A firm grasp of the fundamentals of corporate finance can help explain and predict the behavior of businesses and businesspeople. And, with the right help from us, it's not that hard to learn! In Corporate Finance For Dummies, an expert finance professor with experience in everything from small business to large, public corporations walks you through the basics of the subject. You'll find out how to read corporate financial statements, manage risks and investments, understand mergers and acquisitions, and value corporate assets. In this book, you will also: Get a plain-English introduction to the financial concepts, instruments, definitions, and strategies that govern corporate finance Learn how to value a wide variety of instruments, from physical assets to intangible property, bonds, equities, and derivatives * Explore the intricacies of financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows Perfect for students in introductory corporate finance classes looking for an easy-to-follow supplementary resource, Corporate Finance For Dummies, delivers intuitive instruction combined with real-world examples that will give you the head start you need to get a grip on everything from the cost of capital to debt analytics, corporate bonds, derivatives, and more.

Inhalt

Introduction 1 Part 1: What's Unique about Corporate Finance 5 Chapter 1: The Tale of Corporate Finance 7 Chapter 2: Introducing Finance Land 15 Chapter 3: Pitching Your Story for Money 35 Part 2: Making a Statement 45 Chapter 4: Staying Balanced 47 Chapter 5: Incoming Income 59 Chapter 6: Going with the (Cash) Flow 67 Chapter 7: Mastering Metrics 75 Chapter 8: Calculating Capital 97 Part 3: Valuations on the Price Tags of Business 115 Chapter 9: Determining Present and Future Values: Time Is Money 117 Chapter 10: Calling in the Cavalry 125 Chapter 11: Bonding Over Business 143 Chapter 12: Savvy Stock Sales 159 Chapter 13: Pricing Probability from Derived Value 173 Part 4: A Wonderland of Risk Management 183 Chapter 14: Managing Uncertainty 185 Chapter 15: Through the Looking Glass of Modern Portfolio Theory 197 Chapter 16: Financially Engineering Yourself Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole 217 Chapter 17: Weighing Capital 233 Part 5: Financial Management 243 Chapter 18: Assessing Financial Performance 245 Chapter 19: Forecasting Finances 263 Chapter 20: Getting the Deets on M&A 277 Part 6: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 21: Ten Things You Need to Know about International Finance 297 Chapter 22: Ten Things You Need to Understand about Behavioral Finance 313 Index 325