Chapter 16 Overview
Topics
- Understanding Financial Management and Securities Markets
Objectives
By the end of this week you will be able to...
- Describe how finance and the financial manager affect a firm's overall strategy.
- Explain what types of short-term and long-term expenditures a firm makes.
- List the main sources and costs of unsecured and secured short-term financing.
- Discuss when and how firms issues equity and the what the costs are.
- Describe where investors can buy and sell securities and how the securities markets are regulated.
- Discuss the current developments in financial management and the securities markets.
Weekly Schedule
| Activity | Estimated time required |
|---|---|
| Reading: Chapter 16 | 1 hour |
| Discussion: Week 16 | 45 minutes |
| Assignment: Week 16 | 45 minutes |
| Quiz: Chapter 16 | 45 minutes |