Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

The 7 page paper examines the way two firms; McDonalds and Nike, reacted to the economic conditions in two developed counties; The US and the UK. The paper looks at the economy of each company and then considers the performance of the firm in terms of the way the demand was impacted and the overall ...

This 3-page paper discusses topics such as investor risk, portfolio diversification and arbitrage pricing theory.

This 8-page paper discusses economics and market structure as it pertains to product differentiation, price and costs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the way budgeting and costing takes place at Hewlett Packard, looking at operational budgeting, the use of activity based costing and the way capital budgeting may take place. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 pager paper looks at the potential value that may be created if Microsoft acquires Yahoo and the way this may benefit shareholders of firms as well as the impact on the finances of the company and the impact on the market. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 6 page paper is a financial analysis of Best Buy for the years 2007 – 2009 using ratio analysis and looking at the changes in performance over the last few years. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the problems of corporate governance the start of the 21st century and assesses which of these issues may be relevant to the fictitious company McBride Financial Services and then discusses the way corporate governance rating may be useful. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at economic theory in order to explain why there is more trade moving from Sri Lanka to India compared to the movement of goods from India to Sri Lanka. International trade theory is used as an explanation. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the US firm Harley-Davidson. The first part of the paper uses some comparison methods in order to determine the potential value of the firm. The second part of the paper presents a Porters five forces analysis of Harley-Davidson. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at why it may, or may not, be attractive to invest in the stock market during a recession. The second part of the paper identifies a share that might be worth an investor considering as part of an investment portfolio. The paper ...

This 3-page paper answers questions about credit terms, mergers and acquisitions.

This 9 page paper looks at Google as a potential investment comparing it with Microsoft. The paper starts by looking at some basic performance ratios and assessing the core activities of the firms. The ability of the firms to withstand an ongoing recession is then assessed. The findings are used to assess which may offer ...

This 3 page paper looks at the major issues that investors may need to consider when looking at investing in an IPO. The issues discussed include under pricing, hype, common sense and investment assessment practices. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the way a firm may hedge risk in different scenarios. The first scenario is the payment of an invoice in a different currency in three months. The second scenario sees a firm expecting to receive a payment in a foreign currency and wants to reduce the potential for loss ...

This 3 page paper examines the concept of a free-market economy. The concept itself is outlined, and then the advantages and disadvantages associated with this type of market economy are discussed, including real life examples of the benefits and difficulties associated with this model. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the concept of profit maximization, considering the way in which you may be supported undermined by other theories, and discusses other theories such as revenue maximization and irrational behavior to explain why profit maximization may not be an accurate model for the way business takes place in the real ...

This 11 page paper looks at the performance and strategy of the children retail clothing chain The Children’s Place and considers how the strategies for in with the macro and micro environment, looking at issues such as industry structure, supply and demand, elasticity and cost structure. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3 page paper considers 3 different economic scenarios which may occur and impact on Starbucks, looking at how they may emerge, the way that Starbucks may be influenced and the potential responses of Starbucks. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 6-page paper offers comparisons between the Great Recession and Great Depression. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper answers questions pertaining to financial strategy and planning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at two financial measures; weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and the asset beta. Each is defined and their use is discussed, the paper ends by looking at the relationship between the two measures. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 10 page paper answers questions set by the student. The first part of the paper identifies an industry where there is almost perfect competition and discusses how and why it may be classified in this manner. The different forms of competition are then discussed along wit the way that they are regulated. The ...

This 3 page paper explains White-Collar Deviance, Corporate fraud, and mortgage fraud and explains why these are White Collar crimes. The paper also discusses sociologist Edwin Sutherland who coined the term “white collar crime in 1949 and in so doing changed much of the justice system. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at a simulation supplied by the student. The student enters time warp 2 and uses the plan for the four year period developed in SLP 3. The results of this are examined an a new strategy presented for time warp 3. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the clientele effect on the movement of stock prices, and outlines what could impact investors' decisions to buy or sell stock. Bibliography lists 3 sources.