Risk and Return We examined two very important topics in finance this week: risk and return. To summarize our discussion of the tradeoffs involved with risk and return, view the Evaluating Business Performance: Small Business Case Studies video: Critically reflect on the importance of the risk and return balance.  Consider the following: Can we ever have any return without some type of risk? If you […]

Cash Flow Statement – Ford Motor Company  In a two- to three-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), explain the purpose of a cash flow statement and how it reflects the firm’s financial status. Include important points that an analyst would use in assessing the financial condition of the company. Also, analyze Ford Motor Company’s cash flow from its 2012 Annual Report. 

Assignment 1: LASA: Understanding 401(k) and IRAs For this assignment, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation evaluating and explaining the 401(k) and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) at a local community center, where you have been invited to speak. The audience will be a group of people who already work for companies that provide a 401(k) plan, so they are familiar with the basic concepts. The […]

Need an OUTLINE(not summary of paper) for the following paper:   As the newly-hired pension fund management team for a Multinational Corporation, you are responsible for managing the $100 Million portfolio on behalf of the association. The monies are currently 100% invested in cash and cash equivalents.  Determine an appropriate asset allocation percentage between fixed income, stocks, and cash, in accordance with a moderately conservative risk-tolerance […]

Mary has been working for a university for almost 25 years and is now approaching retirement. She wants to address several financial issues before her retirement and has asked you to help her resolve the situations below. Her assignment to you is to provide a 4-5 page report, addressing each of the following issues separately. You are to show all your calculations and provide a […]

After engaging in a dialogue with your colleagues on valuation, you will now be given an opportunity to apply principles that were presented in this phase. Using a Web site that provides current stock and bond pricing and yield information, complete and analyze the tables illustrated below. Your mentor suggests using a Web site similar to this one. To fill out the first table, you will […]

Industry Averages and Financial Ratios Paper Resources: Industry Averages and Financial Ratios video   Find a publicly-traded company on Yahoo!® Finance by entering the company name in the search bar. Some examples include the following companies: Berkshire Hathaway Wal-Mart Harley-Davidson Facebook Google Another company of your choice Locate the SIC code for the company’s industry by watching the video.   Find the industry ratios for […]

write a three to four page research paper in which you describe the different types of credit used by a specifc manufacturing company of your choice. In this paper, please address the following questions: What types of credit does the company use and how are they managed? How would you measure the different forms of debt? What types of credit does the company extend to […]

8 pages, APA   Established in 1977, Krona Community Hospital is a 60-bed, acute care hospital located in the heart of Banconota County. With a staff of nearly 100 physicians and specialists, 400 employees, and 75 volunteers, they offer a full range of health care services. They are accredited by The Joint Commission.   Nouveau Health, a private, not-for-profit health care chain, took over the […]

What are the characteristics of standard normal distribution? The HR department of an organization collects data on employees’ age, salary, level of education, gender, and ethnicity. Which data do you think is more likely to follow normal distribution? Explain why. What is the role of probability concepts in business decision-making? Provide specific examples.   What are the differences between probability and coincidence? Can the probability […]