Fin/370 Week 1 Financial Management Paper Fin 370

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Financial Management FIN/370 Michael Curtis May 21, 2012 Financial Management Create a list of definitions for the following terms and identify their roles in finance. 1. Finance - Finance is the process of creating, moving and using money, enabling the flow of money through a company. Finance deals with matters related to money and the markets. 2. Efficient Market - Efficient market is one where the market price is an unbiased estimate of the true value of the investment. Depending on the form, the efficient market can show how the securities market reflects prices. 3. Primary Market – Primary market is where new securities are bought and sold for…show more content…
Bond - A type of debt or a long-term promissory note, issued by the borrower, promising to pay its holder a predetermined and fixed amount of interest each year. 9. Capital - Measure of the accumulated financial strength of an individual, firm, or nation, created by sacrificing present consumption in favor of investment to generate future returns above investment costs. 10. Debit - Duty or obligation to pay money, deliver goods, or render service under an express or implied agreement. Use of debt in a firm's financial structure creates financial leverage that can multiply yield on investment provided returns generated by debt exceed its cost. Because the interest paid on debt can be written off as an expense, debt is normally the cheapest type of long-term financing. 11. Yield - Annual income earned from an investment, expressed usually as a percentage of the money invested. 12. Rate of Return - The rate of return on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the total amount invested. Rate of return is usually, but not always, calculated annually. 13. Return on Investment - ROI measures how effectively the firm uses its capital to generate profit; the higher the ROI, the

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