FOCUS ON FINANCE

An up-to-date introductory textbook, Focus on Finance offers a concise, enthusiastic and highly focused approach to introducing finance to the uninitiated student. It integrates theory with practice in an easy-to-read and concise style and covers a variety of topics ranging from financial forecasting to new technologies such as fintech and cryptocurrencies and their implications for the future of finance.

Designed to be used by students of all backgrounds, this book requires no preliminary knowledge of finance. It is a must-read for readers eager to get a better understanding of the financial realm.

Contents:

• Introduction to Finance
• The Financial Environment
• Value: Finance Foundations
• Sources of Finance I: Debt
• Sources of Finance II: Equity
• Capital Budgeting: (Real) Investment Appraisal
• (Financial) Investment Appraisal: Risk
• The Cost of Capital
• The Capital Structure Conundrum
• Financial Forecasting
• Further Topics in Finance
• The Future of Finance

Readership: Students of undergraduate and graduate courses in Finance, e.g., managerial finance, corporate finance, financial management, or similar finance courses, and readers who are interested to brush up their financial management skills.