Topic: Financial Management Practices
Pages and Word Count: 6 pages (1,650 words)
Reference: No Need. Introduction: No NEED. Conclusion: No NEED.
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        One career role in the financial planning industry is that ofthe investment advisor. In this Assessment, you act in this role for the sakeof the mini-case study to respond to questions regarding financial managementpractices that affect organizational decision-making. Read the case and thequestions carefully and respond in a thorough manner.

        List each question (ar), followed by your answer.

        Assume that you just reported to work as an investment advisorat the brokerage firm of XYZ, Inc.
One of the firms clients is Sofia Matias, aprofessional tennis player who has just come to the United States from Chile.
Matias is a highly ranked tennis player who would like to start a company toproduce and market apparel she designs.
She also expects to invest substantialamounts of money through XYZ, Inc.
Matias is very bright, and she would like tounderstand in general terms what will happen to her money.
Your boss hasdeveloped the following set of questions you must answer to explain the U.S.financial system to Matias.

A.   (50 words) Why is corporate finance important to all managers?

B.    (150 words) Describe the organizational forms a company mighthave as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation.

  List the advantagesand disadvantages of each form.

C.    (150 words)

  How do corporations gopublic and continue to grow?

  What are agencyproblems?

  What is corporategovernance?

D.   (150 words) What should be the primary objective of managers?

  Do firms have anyresponsibilities to society at large?

  Is stock pricemaximization good or bad for society?

  Should firms behaveethically?

E.    (100 words) What three aspects of cash flows affect the value ofany investment?

F.     (50 words) What are free cash flows?

G.   (50 words) What is the weighted average cost of capital?

H.   (50 words) How do free cash flows and the weighted average costof capital interact to determine a firms value?

I.      (150 words)

  Who are the providers(savers) and users (borrowers) of capital?

  How is capitaltransferred between savers and borrowers?

J.      (200 words)

  What do we call thecost that a borrower must pay to use debt capital?

  What two componentsmake up the cost of using equity capital?

  What are the four mostfundamental factors that affect the cost of money, or the general level ofinterest rates in the economy?

K.   (50 words) What are some economic conditions that affect thecost of money?

L.    (100 words) What are financial securities? Describe somefinancial instruments.

M.  (50 words) List some financial institutions.

N.   (50 words) What are some different types of markets?

O.   (50 words) Along what two dimensions can we classify tradingprocedures?

P.     (50 words) What are the differences between market orders andlimit orders?

Q.   (100 words) Explain the differences among broker-dealer networks,alternative trading systems, and registered stock exchanges.

R.    (50 words) Briefly explainmortgage securitization and how it contributed to the global economic crisis.

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