Introduction to Finance
Markets, Investments, and Financial Management
15th Edition
Published on 13. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
587 pages
978-1-118-49267-3 (ISBN)
Description
The fifteenth edition of Introduction to Finance: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management builds upon the successes of its earlier editions while maintaining a fresh and up-to-date coverage of the field of finance.
Distinguished authors Ron Melicher and Edgar Norton continue to cover the three major financial areas: institutions and markets, investments, and financial management. Their effective structure equips instructors with maximum flexibility for how the course is taught, and students with an integrated perspective of the different foundations of finance.
This survey of the basic knowledge, concepts, and terms of the discipline is appropriate for all students. For those who do not plan to take additional courses in finance, it provides a valuable overview. For those who want to take additional coursework in finance, it provides a solid foundation for their future studies and careers.
Distinguished authors Ron Melicher and Edgar Norton continue to cover the three major financial areas: institutions and markets, investments, and financial management. Their effective structure equips instructors with maximum flexibility for how the course is taught, and students with an integrated perspective of the different foundations of finance.
This survey of the basic knowledge, concepts, and terms of the discipline is appropriate for all students. For those who do not plan to take additional courses in finance, it provides a valuable overview. For those who want to take additional coursework in finance, it provides a solid foundation for their future studies and careers.
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Markets, Investments, and Financial Management
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Markets, Investments, and Financial Management
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Introduction to Finance
Markets, Investments, and Financial Management
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14th Edition
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Persons
Ronald Melicher is a Professor of Finance and Chair of the Finance Division in the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also a President's Teaching Scholar and the W. H. Baughn Distinguished Scholar. Dr. Melicher is currently in his 31st year of teaching at the University of Colorado.
Content
Preface iii
PART 1: INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS 2
Chapter 1: The Financial Environment 4
Chapter 2: Money and the Monetary System 21
Chapter 3: Banks and Other Financial Institutions 43
Chapter 4: Federal Reserve System 73
Chapter 5: Policy Makers and the Money Supply 97
Chapter 6: International Finance and Trade 123
PART 2: INVESTMENTS 148
Chapter 7: Savings and Investment Process 150
Chapter 8: Interest Rates 173
Chapter 9: Time Value of Money 199
Chapter 10: Bonds and Stocks: Characteristics and
Valuations 231
Chapter 11: Securities Markets 275
Chapter 12: Financial Return and Risk Concepts 317
PART 3: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 346
Chapter 13: Business Organization and Financial Data 348
Chapter 14: Financial Analysis and Long-Term Financial
Planning 385
Chapter 15: Managing Working Capital 415
Chapter 16: Short-Term Business Financing 447
Chapter 17: Capital Budgeting Analysis 476
Chapter 18: Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital 515
Appendix 547
Glossary 556
Index 570
PART 1: INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS 2
Chapter 1: The Financial Environment 4
Chapter 2: Money and the Monetary System 21
Chapter 3: Banks and Other Financial Institutions 43
Chapter 4: Federal Reserve System 73
Chapter 5: Policy Makers and the Money Supply 97
Chapter 6: International Finance and Trade 123
PART 2: INVESTMENTS 148
Chapter 7: Savings and Investment Process 150
Chapter 8: Interest Rates 173
Chapter 9: Time Value of Money 199
Chapter 10: Bonds and Stocks: Characteristics and
Valuations 231
Chapter 11: Securities Markets 275
Chapter 12: Financial Return and Risk Concepts 317
PART 3: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 346
Chapter 13: Business Organization and Financial Data 348
Chapter 14: Financial Analysis and Long-Term Financial
Planning 385
Chapter 15: Managing Working Capital 415
Chapter 16: Short-Term Business Financing 447
Chapter 17: Capital Budgeting Analysis 476
Chapter 18: Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital 515
Appendix 547
Glossary 556
Index 570