Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 5-page paper discusses three rate of return calculation models -- CAPM, APT and dividend growth, and determines which is the best for Amazon to measure rate of return. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper answers 4 questions, the first defines rime value of money, future value of money and present value of money. The second part considers long term sources of finance for corporation. The third part of the paper discusses the differences between bonds, common shares and preference shares and the last part of ...

Tourism is a growing industry and has a great deal of potential to aid with the economic development of developing countries. This 4 page paper considers the potential strengths and weaknesses of a developing country using a tourism strategy to increase revenue. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 6 page paper examines Singapore Air, looking at the background to the company, an assessment of its' financial performance and condition in financial year 2007/8, assessment of the accounting policies, and a determination of whether this might be a good investment. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on Wal-Mart and whether it can become a decent fashion outlet during recessionary times. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper considers the implications for the weak-form Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) concerning the findings of certain authors that have recently found evidence of positive autocorrelation in short-term stock returns and negative autocorrelation in longer horizon returns. The second part of the ...

This 3 page paper discusses Henry Ford and the way in which his policies impacted American economics. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper looks at the Disney Annual accounts and considers different models of assessing the cost of capital and compares them to the actual cost of equity and cost of debt calculated from the accounts. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3-page paper covers potential decisions made by the clothing store that could impact its cash flow. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the progress of the computer manufacturer Acer between 1998 and 2008 and considers whether or not the company is doing the right think pursuing the Chinese market. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the value of budgeting for organisations of all sizes and types, in terms of effective resource management looking at what characteristics of a budgeting system are most likely to contribute towards the successful implementation and how a lack of these might result in ethical problems. The bibliography cites 3 sources. ...

This 5 page paper is written in three parts. The first part looks at the use of call options, and how call options and call options on futures are different. The second part of the paper looks at why put options may be sold and the risks associated with selling put options. The third part ...

This 3 page paper is written in three parts. The first looks at each of the four financial statements, identifies what they are, what information they contain and looks at how they link together. The second part of the paper discusses which ratios are the most important ratios to use in a ratio analysis. The ...

This 3 page paper is a response to three articles that ;look at the issue of development economics and why development economies is, or should be seen, as separated from mainstream, economics. The response supports this proposition. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the concepts of absolute advantage in comparative advantage comparing and contrasting the two. The paper then defines and discusses opportunity cost and considers the way in which this is seen with in international trade theory. The bibliography cites for sources.

This 23 page paper examines a range of different financial theories which are used in terms of investment and corporate financial decision-making. The paper looks at investment decisions under certainty, utility theory given uncertainty, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), dividend policies and the way that issues can ...

A 5 page paper discussing the function of foreign currency exchange markets, and including a 1-page discussion of the gold standard. Currency markets have the ability to touch all aspects of business operation in the global economy, and their involvement in those business transactions will only increase in the future as the global economy ...

This 3-page paper provides an example of interview questions geared toward a finance executive; in this case, a CFO of a company. The paper also provides potential answers from the fictitious "interviewee." No bibliography sources used.

This 3 page paper considers a case supplied by the student. A film company has produced a high cost documentary. During the production period, but before release, economic figures indicate that the country's GDP has fallen by 4%. This paper discusses the potential that this could have on the way the company releases the documentary. ...

This 5 page paper is a financial analysis of Starbucks between financial years 2006, 2007 and 2008. The paper looks at liquidity, efficiency, debt and profit ratios. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3-page paper provides an overview of U.S. economics as it pertains to agriculture. The paper includes a discussion on the corn-for-ethanol situation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the renewable energy company Theolia SA and considers its' performance between 2004 and 2007 in order to assess the company as a potential target for acquisition. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at three influences that are present for AIG at the end of 2008. The social influence of an aging population, the political influence of US foreign policy and the economic influence of the credit crush are outlined, the relevance for the company is discussed and the ability of the firm ...

This 3 page paper examines the way that some present values can be calculated, talking the student through questions that they have been given. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing Harvard Case 9-293-135: Friendly Cards, Inc. Friendly Cards has been on a buying spree for several years in an apparent attempt to bypass at least some of the effort of organic growth on the basis of a sound product and solid management. Ms. Beaumont has no data on ...