Key Features:Presents the basic theory of investment in an easy to read formatConsiders the tax implications of alternatives in some detail, and stresses that the investment analysis must be on an after tax basisEmphasis on the value of diversification.

Key Features:Delivers important messages to the business readers by famous figures in the fieldContains highly relevant ideas by universally acknowledged thinkersPresents classic examples of applying language to argue effectively.

As the twenty-first century begins, the world finds itself with a wide range of possible economic futures. Many corporations find it difficult to compete in international markets with the result being shrinking revenue. Too many governments utilize an excessively high percentage of their...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Finance, Accounting and Corporate Objectives -- Corporate Objectives -- Managerial Finance -- The Finance Managers -- Time, Risk, and the Risk-Return Trade-off -- Three Basic Generalizations -- Relevance of Cash Flows -- Cash Flows versus Earnings -- A...

Key Features:Argues that Skilling was not the cause of the Enron collapse and that the moral outrage of the U.S. attorneys led to inappropriate tactics in the Skilling-Lay trialArgues that the collapse was facilitated by the loss of millions on real assets, including the large returns offered by...