Strayer FIN534 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2020 January

FIN534 Financial Management

Week 1 Discussion

An Overview of Financial Management

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Examine ethical behavior within firms in relation to financial management. Provide two (2) examples of companies that have been guilty of ethics-based action related to financial management.

 

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Week 2 Discussion

Analysis of Financial Statements

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Determine why it is sometimes misleading to compare a company’s financial ratios with those of other firms that operate within the same industry. Support your response with one (1) example from your research.

 

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Week 3 Discussion

Time Value of Money

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Examine the concept of the time value of money in relation to corporate managers. Propose two (2) methods in which time value of money can help corporate managers in general.

 

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Week 4 Discussion

Risk and Return

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Determine whether stock prices are affected more by long-term or short-term performance. Provide one example of the effect that supports your claim.

 

 

 

 

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Week 5 Discussion

Capital Budgeting and Risk Analysis

Define the most important capital budgeting techniques. name at least two (2) capital budgeting techniques (e.g., NPV, IRR, Payback Period, etc.) that you used to arrive investment decision.

 

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Week 6 Discussion

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

Create a unique hypothetical weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and rate of return. Recommend whether or not the company should expand, and defend your position.

 

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Week 7 Discussion

Financial Planning and Agency Conflicts

Recommend two desired characteristics of a board of directors. Provide support for your response, citing the ways in which these characteristics usually lead to effective corporate governance.

 

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Week 8 Discussion

Distributions to Shareholders and Capital Structure Decisions

Contrast the differences between a stock dividend and a stock split. Imagine that you are a stockholder in a company. Determine whether you would prefer to see the company that you researched declare a 100% stock dividend or declare a two-for-one split. Provide support for your answer with one real-world example of your preference.

 

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Week 9 Discussion

Multinational Financial Management

Determine key reasons why a multinational corporation might decide to borrow in a country such as Brazil, where interest rates are high, rather than in a country like Switzerland, where interest rates are low. Provide support for your rationale.

 

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Week 10 Discussion

Working Capital Management

Examine the key reasons why a business may not want to hold too much or too little working capital. Provide examples that illustrate the consequences of either situation.

 

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Week 11 Discussion

Knowledge Gained

Rate the three most important concepts that you learned in this course in order of importance (one being the most important; three, the least).

Provide a rationale for your ratings. Propose two applications of knowledge that you have learned in this course to your current or a future position.