Basic Finance: An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Investments and Management » (9th Edition)

A well-respected author and experienced educator, Dr. Herbert Mayo has written several successful books focusing on critical finance issues and today's investment opportunities. Dr. Mayo currently teaches finance at The College of New Jersey and serves as Director of Accreditation. He earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University and his undergraduate degree is from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Married with three children, Dr. Mayo resides in rural New Jersey where he enjoys classical music, playing the piano, Welsh Pembroke Corgis, and gardening. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Opera Festival of New Jersey.

BASIC FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INVESTMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT uses a proven "modular" approach to help you learn finance concepts quickly and easily. Plus, this edition is enhanced with numerous Internet references, calculator exercises, and tie-ins with Microsoft—Excel, so you'll be on your way to using the technologies professionals use in the corporate world every day.

Part I: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 1.The Role of Financial Markets. 2.Investment Banking. 3.Securities Markets. 4.Financial Intermediaries. 5.The Federal Reserve. 6.International Currency Flows. Part 2: FINANCIAL TOOLS. 7. The Time Value of Money. 8. Risk and Its Measurement. 9. Analysis of Financial Statements. Part 3: INVESTMENTS. 10. The Features of Stock. 11. Stock Valuation. 12. The Features of Long-Term Debt—Bonds. 13. Bond Pricing and Yields. 14. Preferred Stock. 15. Convertible Securities. 16. Investment Returns. 17. Investment Companies. Part 4: CORPORATE FINANCE. 18. Forms of Business and Corporate Taxation. 19. Break-Even Analysis and the Payback Period. 20. Leverage. 21. Cost of Capital. 22. Capital Budgeting. 23. Forecasting. 24. Cash Budgeting. 25. Management of Current Assets. 26. Management of Short-Term Liabilities. 27. Intermediate-Term Debt and Leasing. Part 5: DERIVATIVES. 28. Options: Puts and Calls. 29. Futures. Appendix A: Interest Factors for the Future Value of One Dollar. Appendix B: Interest Factors for the Present Value of One Dollar. Appendix C: Interest Factors for the Future Value of an Annuity of One Dollar. Appendix D: Interest Factors for the Present Value of an Annuity of One Dollar. Appendix F: Answers to Selected Problems.