Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 20 page paper consider the impact, and the potential impact of commercial lending in Ghana with a comparison o the UK. The paper outlines the economic position of Ghana and the way that commercial could and is impacting on the economy. The paper looks at tits role in credit creation and how this operates ...

This 3-page paper focuses on how balanced scorecard systems can help in the profession of accounting Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing the terms of Borders’ proposed acquisition of its small competitor. There are several approaches that Borders can take in financing its hypothetical acquisition of Books-A-Million. Regardless of the route it chooses, it will need to ensure that the method used does not further erode its delicately-balanced ratio of ...

This 5 page paper is written in two parts, the first part answers the question "Can the market portfolio be beaten by holding a given number of securities that have the highest Betas?", the second looks at a company which has diversified operations, and takes the income from different activities to determine the real level ...

In Australia capital gains are taxed as a part of income. The basis of the calculations (the CGT calculations) of the gain relies in the base cost. This 11 page paper examines how the cost base calculated, what is and is not allowed and how indexation takes place. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the concept of bilateral trade and its effect on the economy. Third world economies are discussed in addition to how trade affects the developed world. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In February 2004 Comcast made a bid for Disney. The acquisition would have added to the Comcast empire and allow them growth that their current structure could not facilities. This 5 page paper looks at he advantages and motivation for Comcast and how they may create value from acquiring Disney. The paper then considers the ...

A 10 page paper discussing historical bubbles including the Dutch bulb craze, the South Sea Company in 1711 and South Florida real estate in the 1920s. The paper answers several questions regarding asset valuation, particularly in association with the fallout of the tech sector beginning in March 2000. Bibliography lists 15 sources. ...

This 3 page paper looks at Delta Airlines and assesses the current performance of the company and the share price to determine if this is a good buy. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the different influences on the Australian housing market and how prices have been pushed upwards. The level of investment in the Australian property market has been an influenced by a range of forces, such as low interest rates, a weak currency, and grants for first time buyers. The paper ...

This 4 page paper looks at a case where a business owner believes he is being over charged for stock and his manger is being given back handers to allow the price increases. The paper starts by examining the managers finances, looking at income, expenditure, assets and liabilities to determine if there is any unexplained ...

This 4 page paper examines the Fisher effect, outlines what it is and hw it has been proved so that the student can undertake their own tests to ascertain the accuracy of the Fisher Effect. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at how a furniture shop ay use activity based costing to calculate costs and determines the most profitable areas of its' business.

This 11 page paper is a statistical analysis of the share price and volumes levels traded in these two major shares. The paper includes a summary of the share price over 52 weeks, scatter graphs of share price against volumes traded, frequency tables and graphs and regression analysis.

A 4 page paper discussing this public company’s approach to managing long-term debt: avoid it completely. Walgreen’s is more than 100 years old and currently is a $34 billion company opening an average of a store a day with plans to have 7,000 stores in operation by 2010. It leads its industry ...

This 3 page paper examines why adjusting entries is necessary, based upon the hypothetical assertion that the purpose of adjusting entries is to correct a mistake. This paper contends that this is NOT the reason for such adjustments, and explains the reasoning for this. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10-page paper asks whether tariffs or quotas are better for economic welfare. Also examined are corruptive trade practices and their influence on international trade. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6-page paper discusses electronic payment systems, how they came about, what they are, how they're used, and their future. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the pharmacy Walgreens, examining the capital structure, market value and leverage and then considering the impact of an increase in the assets. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on s-curve analysis and market penetration theory.

This 3 page paper considers how and why the use of international accounting standards may increase confidence of investors and add to the credibility of the accounts in the post Enron and WorldCom accounts environment. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses SAS 99, Sarbanes-Oxley and Lucent Techologies, in terms of what might be a "red flag" on Lucent's financial statements. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A paper which looks at the impact of M-M theories on corporate structure, with regard to debt and equity, and looks at some of the criticisms which have been made of the theories since their publication. Bibliography lists 6 sources

This 6-page paper examines the role of government in the supposedly free market philosophy of economic liberalism. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on the impact of information systems technology on the accounting profession. Bibliography lists 5 sources.