Monday, July 21, 2014
FIN 101: Week 9 Discussion
FIN 101: Week 9 Discussion: Reflection Looking back on this term, what was your favorite topic from the course? What perceptions about finance were either reinfor...
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Week 9 Discussion
Reflection
Looking back on this term, what was your favorite topic from the course?
What perceptions about finance were either reinforced or changed? How
do you think you will use the information you've learned in this course
as you pursue your career goals?
Week 8 Discussion
Stock Valuation
Stock valuation is the process of discounting future cash flows. This
process is important because you need an estimate of the stocks worth.
What other factors determine the price of the stock?
Week 7 Discussion
Risk and Bonds
You are managing your individual retirement accounts. Are you worried
about losing money in your retirement accounts? What could you do to
reduce risk or increase risk if you’re not worried about losing money?
Explain.
Week 6 Discussion
Leverage and Capital Structure
Explain the impact of leverage on operating income and net income. Use a
real-world example to illustrate your thinking. If you were a company
owner, how would you utilize leverage?
Week 5 Discussion
WMCC and IOS
How can the WMCC (Weighted Marginal Cost of Capital) schedule and the
IOS (Investment Opportunities Schedule) be used to find the level of
financing/investment that maximizes owner wealth?
Why do many firms finance/invest at a level below this optimum? Explain.
Why do many firms finance/invest at a level below this optimum? Explain.
Week 4 Discussion
Capital Budget Development
Capital budgeting is the process for making long-term investment
decisions, what do you think a company needs to determine beyond finance
if this is a good project for the company?
Week 3 Discussion
Time Value of Money
What is the difference between future value and present value? Which
approach is generally preferred by financial managers? Why? Discuss your
reasoning.
Week 2 Discussion
The Firm
Define in your own words a firm’s balance sheet, income statement, and
statement of cash flows. In addition, explain in your own words what an
asset, liability, revenue, expense, income, cash and retained earnings
mean.
Week 1 Discussion
1. Introduction
So that we can learn as much as possible from each other during this course, provide us with some background about yourself.
2. The Market
Explain why an investor should not expect to outperform the stock market
on a consistent basis. In addition, explain the advantages and risk
associated with buying stock on margin.
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