The minimum education is a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration, but many companies seek employees with a master’s degree in the same subjects. To become a financial manager one needs to get the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification. Experience in…
Ratios related to financial decision process The table 2 below indicates three types of investment ratios and their implications. Fixed assets turnover is sometimes highly emphasized while making investment decision as it measures the relationship between fixed assets invested and profits generated, which may interest those investors and shareholders who have invested its property or fixed assets into the business and also it could be also significant to the financial manager as he may make an…
HealthSouth was what seemed to be an ordinary striving medical business. Some would even say it was the most successful in its field , but unlike other corporations, it had a foul secret. All the grand success that HealthSouth was known for was a lie, a mask to hide what was going on behind the scene, hidden from the public eye. A secret so well hidden, that it went unnoticed for years. A secret so large it broke not only the law but several accounting principles. It was the rise and fall of the…
People make many financial decisions in their life time. Sometimes the outcomes of people’s financial decisions are great, but sometimes there are devastating. However, most individuals have a financial goal to accomplish in life. In this paper I am going to state a time when I decided to make a significant financial decision by using the Financial Management Model. I will also explain about my short, medium and long term goals and how my values affect these goals. Last year I decided to make a…
Few would contradict the fact that the investment in infrastructure is important to the economy or an infrastructure in good working order is obviously a necessary condition for economic activity. According to Eberts (2002) , the essential question is whether, at the margin, an additional investment infrastructure contributes to economic growth. To policy makers, this Growth has several possible outcomes, including employment growth and income, improving the quality of life, environmental…
had to continue to expand its company by adding new locations around the United States. One of the risk factors that come along with the rapid growth is GNC’s ability to effectively manage its growth. Without proper management it could cause the finances of the company to be materially affected. Over the past year alone, they have added 129 company stores and 58 new franchise locations. With this growth it adds significant strain on management and it’s personal. The risk of adding so many…
Financial planning is the process of implementing financial strategies and concepts in a coordinated and integrated manner, in order to uniquely address an individual’s financial needs, goals and concerns. Financial planning, in broad terms, encompasses cash flow and budgeting needs, protection planning concerns relating to life insurance, disability coverage and health care, investment planning and asset management, tax planning, retirement planning and estate planning. The process of financial…
In conclusion the general trend seen in the five financial years is reflected by changes in various factors as explained above. The factors that have direct correlation to how the operating cycles moves or how long it takes for company to get money back from its investments or convert cash investment back into cash are generally the inventory and accounts receivables mainly. Other contributing reasons are also cost of goods sold, credit sales, accounts payables and purchases. The trend shown is…
Multinational companies need to organized to have presence in foreign markets. Companies can create growth and profit if they penetrate foreign markets the correct way. A company can structure the business so it can be public. It can allow the company to raise funds by investors through an initial public offering. When a company is in the correct geographic area and provides a service or product that is in demand, the opportunities are endless for a multinational. ABB Sells Unit to NKT Cables…
Facts The largest municipal bankruptcy, in the history of the United States, was Orange County California, and at the center of this unforeseen catastrophe Robert Citron. Irrefutably, the financial complications that lead to the bankruptcy were the direct result of the mismanagement of public funds by county treasurer, Robert Citron. Furthermore, due to Citron risky investments with the county’s monies, he left the county in a one-and—half billion dollars’ worth of debt. According to the text,…