Reference no: EM133147292
Part 1
Post a link to an article from Wall Street Journal regarding a current event (something in the last 60 days before each post) regarding a topic of your choice from the following chapters.
Summarize the article/events, comment on how it relates to the chapter materials, and how it applies to the real-world and Financial Management issues.
You will be evaluated on how current the article is, how closely it relates to the topics in the chapters and the quality of the contribution to the discussion in class.
Here are some topics to consider and choose 1 of them from the chapters 4 - 7:
Time value of money - present value, future value, interest rates, discounting, cash flows, annuities, perpetuities, compounding, amortization, loans, etc...
Bond and interest rates - bond value and yield, interest rate risk, yield maturity, bond rating, bond market, inflation, yield curve.
Stock valuation- stock valuation, discounted cash flow model, dividends, dividend yield, capital gains yield, valuation ratios, expected return, growth stocks, dealers, brokers, primary market, secondary market.
Part 2
You will be evaluated on how current the article is, how closely it relates to the topics in the chapters and the quality of the contribution to the discussion in class.
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Which sources of personal power can you identify for hall
: Which sources of personal power can you identify for Hall? how do you think this decision would have affected his power inside and outside the organization?
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Advantages and disadvantages of income statement
: Considering the two statements above, what do you believe are the advantages and disadvantages of the income statement and why?
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Enough time to devote to programming
: Most university and college students do not have enough time to devote to programming.
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Evaluation of potential foreign capital investment
: How does the evaluation of a potential foreign capital investment differ under the parent company perspective versus under the project perspective?
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Time value of money
: Time value of money - present value, future value, interest rates, discounting, cash flows, annuities, perpetuities, compounding, amortization, loans, etc...
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Compute return on investment
: What insight does ROI give into investment performance? what other measures beside ROI might be help in analyzing solutions to business problems
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Startup funds to finance equipment
: You are starting your own manufacturing company. You will be in need of $250,000 in startup funds to finance equipment and other needs to begin operations.
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Describe the value of descriptive statistics
: Explain and describe the value of descriptive statistics. Offer at least two examples and provide your source for these examples.
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International versus U.S. Accounting Standards
: Compare and contrast basic U.S. and international financial accounting standards. Explain how key international factors affect business reporting.
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