Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 11 page paper is a 9 slide PowerPoint presentation looking at the way in which an entrepreneur may raise finance. Financing through angels, venture capital, debt and equity are all discussed, looking at the advantages and disadvantages and stages of the business where each option may be appropriate. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 3 page paper explores each stock market investment strategy. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper discusses the impact of currency fluctuations on multinational companies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on how the Federal Reserve controls and monitors interest rates. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 20 page paper is a 12 slide PowerPoint presentation complete with speaker notes and an annotated bibliography which looks at the international financial markets, considering the different tools which are utilized as investment vehicles in the way in which they may help to reduce as well as increased risk for investors. Vehicles such as ...

This is a 12 page paper that provides an overview of economic policies. The policies of Reagan and Obama are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper is a summary of the first chapter of C J Hooke’s book Security Analysis and Business Valuation on Wall Street, looking at the origins of investment analysis and some of the basic approaches that are adopted. The bibliography cites 1 source only.

This 28 page paper examines the potential of the Kuwaiti company The Sultan Center (TSC) as a potential takeover target for Wal-Mart. The paper examines the strategies of both companies in order to determine whether or not there is a good strategic fit, considers the financial implications and the potential value of TSC and then ...

This 4 page paper looks at how an argument can be constructed around three economic issues; developing countries, economic stability and the standard of living for families. The paper argues that strategies such as micro finance can be more important than FDI. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 8 page paper sums up the reasoning behind Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at an accounting case provided by the student answering questions concerning potential limits of internal controls, how controls may be implemented, symptoms of lax control and potential problems over a journal missing entry. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 4 page paper that discusses a lecture given by Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago in 1980. Friedman explains what he was thinking when he entitled the series “What is America.” Is it the same America as in the pas? He does not think so. He focuses a great deal on the ...

This 5-page paper provides an overview about how Elijah Heart Center can improve its working capital. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper. This essay discusses the gold standard for currencies. It identifies the Article in the U.S. Constitution that mandates money be tied to precious metal, when the gold standard was adopted and when it was abandoned and it comments on why so many people find returning to the gold standards attractive. ...

This 3 page paper outlines the economic and political model of mercantilism, explaining what it is, how it emerged and the general principles of the model as well as the way in which it is contributed to modern economic thought. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the way in which Cost Profit Value accounting may still be useful in the 21st century, looking at how and when it may be used and the advantages that are offered which are not present in modern cost accounting methods such as activity based costing. The bibliography cites 6 ...

This 11 page paper looks at the impact that the global financial crisis which stared in 2008 is having on the practice of practice of global governance. The paper starts by looking at the start of the crisis in the US sub-prime market, and then looks at the concept of global governance and how it ...

This 3 page paper considers how and why the structure and patterns in the competitive environment can have an impact on the way a net present value is calculated for a project. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 37 page paper is an examination of the influence of potential threat of terrorism to the way in which the financial industries are managed, with specific attention to the accounting profession. The paper looks at the concept of terrorism, defining what it is and the way it takes place, examining the potential reliance on ...

This 6-page paper discusses Schumpeter's view on creative destruction and how it ties in with the 21st century business. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at an article that critiques the way ticket sales took place to African nations. The paper looks at how they suffered as a result of price discrimination, describing the problem and how it occurs. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way capital markets, and their agents, such as brokers, may be perceived are being hyper-rational, and discusses whether or not this is an accurate interpretation. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 7 page paper addresses issues with the automobile industry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at two different types of attitude towards money, the materialistic approach and the experiencer approach. The two attitudes are explored and then compared in terms of the values and behavior patterns that they characterize. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses social and economic changes that are taking place at the national level, and in the state of Arizona. Bibliography lists 5 sources.