Melicher, Ronald W.

Finance : markets, investments, and financial management / Ronald W. Melicher, Edgar A. Norton. - 13th ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2007. - xxiv, 568 p. ; 29 cm.

Includes index Previous ed.: 2005.

Part I- Financial Markets. Chapter 1 The Financial Environment. Chapter 2 Financial Assets and Intermediaries. Chapter 3 Savings and Investment Process. Chapter 4 Interest Rates. Chapter 5 Time Value of Money Basics. Part 2- Investments. Chapter 6 Return and Risk Basics. Chapter 7 Bonds: Characteristics and Valuation. Chapter 8 Equity: Characteristics and Valuation. Chapter 9 Securities Markets. Chapter 10 Investment Implications. Part 3: Financial Management. Chapter 11 Business Organization and Financial Data. Chapter 12 Financial Analysis and Long-Term Planning. Chapter 13 Evaluating Business Investments. Chapter 14 Estimating Project Cash Flows. Chapter 15 Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital. Chapter 16 Managing Working Capital. Chapter 17 Short-term Business Financing. Chapter 18 International Finance and Trade.

The Thirteenth Edition of this successful book provides a survey of the foundations of the finance discipline. It covers the three major financial areas: Institutions and Markets, Investments, and Financial Management. This approach helps readers develop an integrated perspective of the different foundations of finance.

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