Basic Finance

Dr. Herbert Mayo taught full time for more than 50 years, most recently at The College of New Jersey, where he served as director of accreditation as well as professor. A well-respected author and experienced educator, Dr. Mayo has written several successful books focusing on critical finance issues and today's investment opportunities. Dr. Mayo earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Mayo was the sole author of the first 12 editions of this text, and he has used income from the book’s sales to fund a range of philanthropic endeavors, including an annual business plan competition, a student investment fund and an endowed scholarship. Michael Lavelle is a managing director at Appraisal Economics Inc. In this role he supervises and performs valuations of businesses and complex financial securities. Professor Lavelle also teaches finance at The College of New Jersey, where he studied finance and economics on a full academic scholarship and now serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the School of Business. Professor Lavelle earned his M.B.A. from New York University "with distinction." He is a CFA charterholder, and he has testified as an expert witness on a range of finance related topics.

• Preface.1. An Introduction to Basic Finance.Part I: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.2. The Role of Financial Markets and Financial Intermediaries.3. Investment Banking.4. Securities Markets.5. The Federal Reserve.6. International Currency Flows.Part II: FINANCIAL TOOLS.7. The Time Value of Money.8. Risk and Its Measurement.9. Analysis of Financial Statements.Part III: INVESTMENTS.10. The Features of Stock.11. Stock Valuation.12. The Features of Long-Term Debt -- Bonds.13. Bond Pricing and Yields.14. Preferred Stock.15. Convertible Securities.16. Investment Returns.17. Investment Companies.Part IV: CORPORATE FINANCE.18. Forms of Business and Corporate Taxation.19. Break-Even Analysis, the Payback Period, and Data Analytics.20. Leverage.21. Cost of Capital.22. Capital Budgeting.23. Forecasting.24. Cash Budgeting.25. Management of Current Assets.26. Management of Short-Term Liabilities.27. Intermediate-Term Debt and Leasing.Part V: DERIVATIVES.28. Options: Puts and Calls.29. Futures and Swaps.Appendix A: Interest Factors for the Future Value of One Dollar.Appendix B: Interest Factors for the Present Value of One Dollar.Appendix C: Interest Factors for the Future Value of an Annuity of One Dollar.Appendix D: Interest Factors for the Present Value of an Annuity of One Dollar.Appendix E: Using Excel to Solve Financial Problems.Appendix F: Answers to Selected Problems.Appendix G: Detailed Supporting Calculations.Index.