Scott Besley是University of South Florida的副教授和系主任。自1984年起,他就在University of South Florida教书。Besley博士1984年从Florida State University获取博士学位,专业是金融,研究方向是投资。他是2002年南部金融协会主席。在此之前,他是协会项目副主席和组织副主席。他还在金融管理协会和东部金融协会任职。Besley博士也是当地几个组织的积极参与者,有Hillsborough Conuty Schools的金融学会、the Pinellas County School董事会的投资监督委员会,以及Tampa Bay的金融分析学会。
图书目录
PREFACE V
PART I General Finance Concepts
1 An Overview of Finance
2 Financial Assets (Instruments)
3 Finantbl Markets and the Investment Banking Process
4 Financial Intermediaries and the Banking svstem
5 Thc Cost ofMoney(Interest Rates)
PART II General Business Concepts
6 Busmess Organizations and the Tax Environment
Appendix 6A:2002 Tax Rate schedules
7 Analysis of Financial Smtemenm
8 Financial Planning and Control
Appendix 8A:Projected Financial Statements--Including Financial Feedbacks
PART III Fundamentals of Valuation
9 The Time Valuc of Money
Appendix9A:UsingInterest TablestoSolve TlffleValueofMoneyProblems
Appendix9B:ComputingthePresent Value of an Uneven Cash Flow Stream Using a
Financial Calculator
Appendix 9C:Generating an Amortization Schedule for a Loan using a Financial
Calculator
10 Valuation Concepts
11 Risk and Rates of Return
Appendix 11A:Calculating Beta Coefficients
PART IV Corporate Decision Making
12 Thc cost of Capital
13 Capital Budgeting
Appendix 13A:Depreciation
14 Capital Structure and Dividend Policy Decisions
15 Working Capital Management
PART V Investor Decision Making
16 Investment Concepts
17 Security Valnation and Selection
APPENDOX A Mathematical Tables A-1
APPENDOX B Solutions to Self-Test Problems B-1
APPENDIX c Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems C-1
APPENDIX D Selected Equations D-1
INDEX 1-1