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A 7 page report on "Finance" by Groppelli and Nikbakht, a volume of the Barron's Business Review Series. The book focuses on the finance associated with investments and includes discussions of capital budgeting, risk, capital structure and other basic finance concepts. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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(2006) have provided a general yet detailed book on the study and use of financial analysis as a means of arriving at sound business decisions. A volume in Barrons
Business Review Series, the publisher states that the book is suitable for classroom use or for personal study. It provides a working view of financial tools. Section 1: Introduction
"Finance is the application of a number of financial and economic principles to maximize the wealth or overall value of a business" (Groppelli
and Nikbakht, 2006; p. 3). The forms that financial analysis and the tools that financial decision makers choose to use will vary according to a variety of qualifiers.
In the introductory section, the authors review business types and taxation methods, not only for information about those areas but also to illustrate the different approaches to finance that can
be appropriate for one business structure but wholly inappropriate for another. Section 2: Valuation Key terms for this chapter - and thus the
topics discussed - are future value, inflation, liquidity, present value, risk and securities. The section discusses the value of money in terms of time, and illustrates the need to
evaluate expected future gain on the basis of present value. Assessing investment alternatives according to present value methods provides a common denominator for all available choices, facilitating the decision
of which projects or investment activities the organization should pursue. The authors discuss the issue of risk and return, demonstrating that higher return
generally is accompanied by higher risk. They also provide an overview of several different valuation methods, giving greater weight to those methods using the security market line (SML) to
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