Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation (Wiley Finance), 1st Edition, Jack Alexander

No matter what industry your company competes in, you need to have a firm understanding of how to create a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes in order to improve performance and achieve long-term value. Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation contains the information and expertise you need to do just this—and much more.

From the Inside Flap
One of the primary objectives of today's corporate manager or director is to create value for the company's shareholders. Yet many managers and most employees still have difficulty in fully understanding the drivers of shareholder value and how their activities relate to these drivers.

With numerous years of experience in the world of finance—most recently as the founder and President of Value Advisory Group, LLC—author Jack Alexander knows what it takes to build long-term value in today's competitive business environment. And now, in Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation, he wants to show you how.

Straightforward and accessible, this timely resource will assist you in developing a comprehensive understanding of valuation and creating a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes. Divided into three information-packed parts, Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation includes: Part One, Creating Context and Covering the Basics, provides a foundation for the concepts utilized in the Value Performance Framework (VPF)—a performance management system developed by Alexander—including basic finance concepts and valuation principles. Part Two, Linking Performance and Value, presents key elements of the VPF. Each of the value drivers—sales growth, relative pricing strength, operating effectiveness, capital effectiveness, cost of capital, and the intangibles—are linked to critical business activities and processes; and key performance measures, analytical models, performance dashboards, and tools for improving each value driver are explored in depth. Part Three, Driving Performance and Value, examines how the concepts and tools outlined throughout the book can be used to improve business performance and build long-term shareholder value. Effective implementation of dashboards as part of a comprehensive performance management framework (PMF) is discussed, and key findings—based on the author's benchmark study of performance and shareholder value—are reviewed.

To drive home the points discussed throughout the book, a companion website has been included. The analytical models and sample performance dashboards found on this website are the perfect way to begin developing dashboards and analysis for your specific needs.

Many companies use performance measures, but only a few have achieved the full potential benefits that a well-designed and implemented performance management framework has to offer. No matter what industry your company competes in, you need a way to measure, monitor, and manage the key activities and processes required to improve business performance and achieve long-term value. Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation contains the information and expertise you need to do just this—and much more.

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Praise for Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation

"Beyond academic theory, I have witnessed firsthand Alexander's framework-driven concepts improve firm profitability and value. This is a required read for shareholder-friendly executives." —William W. Benton, CFA, Investment Analyst, William Blair & Company, LLC

"Drawing on his rich and varied experience as CFO, business consultant, and professor of financial management, Jack Alexander offers a practical approach to effective performance management in any company. This clear and concise reference is a must-read for anyone trying to understand and leverage the true drivers of shareholder value." —Earl T. Kivett, retired partner and director emeritus, Bain & Company, Inc.

"Creating long-term shareholder value is the fundamental responsibility of the chief executive and their leadership team. The Value Performance Framework developed in this book provides a useful tool for decision making. I recommend it for anyone concerned with long-term shareholder value." —Rick Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, KLA-Tencor

"A great 'how-to' book! Alexander uses his knowledge and experience as CFO, consultant, and finance professor to connect the dots between financial performance and value." —Jennifer Bethel, Associate Professor, Babson College

"Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation offers a practical approach to finance with solid tools to help improve business performance. This framework connects the dots between theory and practice, finance and business performance. The analytical models and dashboards provide effective and usable tools to measure performance, drive value, and evaluate acquisitions." —Dan Heaney, CFO, Public Consulting Group, Inc.

About the Author
Jack Alexander is founder and President of Value Advisory Group, LLC, a consulting firm with a focus on improving business performance and building shareholder value. He is a lecturer at Babson College, where he teaches corporate finance and advanced finance electives in the MBA program. Alexander is a frequent speaker on value-based management and business performance management. Prior to establishing Value Advisory Group, Mr. Alexander held a number of senior operating and financial positions in the industry. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA from Rider University and a BS in business management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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• Series: Wiley Finance (Book 376)
• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (November 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470047976
• ISBN-13: 978-0470047972
• Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 6.3 x 9.1 inches

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Accounting Using Excel for Success (with Essential Resources Excel Tutorials Printed Access Card) (Managerial Accounting), 2nd Edition, James Reeve

ACCOUNTING USING EXCEL FOR SUCCESS, 2E leads students to accounting mastery while increasing Excel proficiency. Written with the modern business world in mind, this adaptation of the principles text--ACCOUNTING, 24e--offers an innovative four-step system for students: (1) read the accounting concept and illustration, (2) follow the same concept using the Excel Success Example, (3) practice using the "Try It" Tutorial, and (4) apply knowledge by completing the Excel Success Problem. This text reinforces key accounting concepts through six basic Excel formulas. Students build an Excel portfolio to demonstrate basic competencies in accounting and Excel. Each new copy of the book comes packaged with an access code that allows students to use the online Excel "Try It" Tutorials. These tutorials guide students through the hands-on process of entering formulas and understanding how to Excel for accounting. Excel Success Special Activities at the end of the chapter require students to manipulate spreadsheets and save the files to demonstrate Excel competency. Within the auto-graded online homework products (CengageNOW and Aplia™), students are asked to document their Excel processes.

Review
1. Introduction to Accounting & Business. 2. Analyzing Transactions. 3. The Adjusting Process. 4. Completing the Accounting Cycle. 5. Accounting Systems. 6. Accounting for Merchandise. 7. Inventories. 8. Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Control and Cash. 9. Receivables. 10. Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets. 11. Current Liabilities & Payroll. 12. Accounting for Partnership & LLCs. 13. Corporations: Organizations, Stock Transactions, & Dividends. 14. Long-Term Liabilities: Bonds & Notes. 15. Investment & Fair Value Accounting. Mornin' Joe Financial Statement (U.S. GAAP). Mornin' Joe Financial Statement (IFRS). 16. Statement of Cash Flows. 17. Financial Statement Analysis. 18. Managerial Accounting Concepts & Principles. 19. Job Order Costing. 20. Process Cost Systems. 21. Cost Behavior & Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis. 22. Budgeting. 23. Performance Evaluation Using Variances from Standard Costs. 24. Performance Evaluation for Decentralized Operations. 25. Differential Analysis, Product Pricing, and Activity-Based Costing. 26. Capital Investment Analysis.

About the Author
Dr. James M. Reeve is Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Tennessee. Professor Reeve taught as part of the accounting faculty for 25 years after graduating with his PhD from Oklahoma State University. His teaching effort focused on undergraduate accounting principles and graduate education in the Master of Accountancy and Senior Executive MBA programs. Beyond this, Professor Reeve is very active in the Supply Chain Certification program, which is a major executive education and research effort of the college. His research interests are varied and include work in managerial accounting, supply chain management, lean manufacturing, and information management. He has published over 40 articles in academic and professional journals, including Journal of Cost Management, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Management Accounting Quarterly, Supply Chain Management Review, and Accounting Horizons. He has consulted or provided training around the world for a variety of organizations, including Boeing, Procter & Gamble, Norfolk Southern, Hershey Foods, Coca-Cola, and Sony. When not writing books, Professor Reeve plays golf and is involved in faith-based activities.

Dr. Carl S. Warren is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the University of Georgia, Athens. Dr. Warren has taught classes at the University of Georgia, University of Iowa, Michigan State University, and University of Chicago. He focused his teaching efforts on principles of accounting and auditing. Dr. Warren received his PhD from Michigan State University and his BBA and MA from the University of Iowa. During his career, Dr. Warren published numerous articles in professional journals, including THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW, JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY, THE CPA JOURNAL, and AUDITING: A JOURNAL OF PRACTICE AND THEORY. Dr. Warren has served on numerous committees of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. He also has consulted with numerous companies and public accounting firms. His outside interests include playing handball, golfing, skiing, backpacking, and fly-fishing.

Dr. Jonathan Duchac is the Merrill Lynch and Co. Professor of Accounting and is Director of the Program in Enterprise Risk Management at Wake Forest University. He earned his PhD in accounting from the University of Georgia and currently teaches introductory and advanced courses in financial accounting. Dr. Duchac has received a number of awards during his career, including the Wake Forest University Outstanding Graduate Professor Award, the T.B. Rose award for Instructional Innovation, and the University of Georgia Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Duchac has served as Accounting Advisor to Merrill Lynch Equity Research, where he worked with research analysts in reviewing and evaluating the financial reporting practices of public companies. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and has worked with a number of major public companies on financial reporting and accounting policy issues. In addition to his professional interests, Dr. Duchac is Treasurer of The Special Children's School of Winston-Salem, a private, nonprofit developmental day school serving child with special needs. Dr. Duchac is an avid long-distance runner, mountain biker, and snow skier. His recent events include the Grandfather Mountain Marathon, the Black Mountain Marathon, the Shut-In Ridge Trail run, and NO MAAM (Nocturnal Overnight Mountain Bike Assault on Mount Mitchell).

i bought this used for school. while the price was still pretty high, it did come in great condition. its a really good book, the whole class is based out of it. I could probably not attend class and just go through the book and it would be the same thing. great for people who want to learn on their own.

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• Series: Managerial Accounting
• Hardcover: 1368 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 2 edition (March 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1111535213
• ISBN-13: 978-1111535216
• Product Dimensions: 1.7 x 9.2 x 10.9 inches

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Venture Capital Valuation, + Website: Case Studies and Methodology (Wiley Finance), 1st Edition, Lorenzo Carver

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Imagine selling $2 million "worth" of Google stock and only receiving $50 in return? This scenario happens every day for venture-backed companies. Failure to quickly understand high-growth company valuation can cost trillions of dollars. Yet very few leaders involved in a venture-backed company have a definitive understanding of how valuation techniques are being applied to their financial statements and the decision-making process. Featuring extensive case studies of high-profile corporations, including Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft, Venture Capital Valuation provides the knowledge and techniques necessary to understand and value high-growth companies.

Sharing his twenty-year track record helping thousands of investors, practitioners, and entrepreneurs measure and realize high-growth venture, author Lorenzo Carver draws on real-world cases from investors, founders, and advisors to illustrate how each corporation was impacted by valuations. By putting these techniques into a context and framework, Venture Capital Valuation simplifies them so that anyone founding, running, and investing in these innovative companies can apply them immediately.

Featuring a companion website where readers can access and download additional case study material, as well as different valuation materials mentioned throughout the text, Venture Capital Valuation explores:

Why what you don't know about valuation will cost you money
How VCs, angels, founders, and employees give up investment cash flow every day
Facebook at $80 billion valuation versus Enron at $80 billion valuation
Deal terms, waterfalls, and the pre-money myth
Whether venture-backed companies should even consider a discounted cash flow (DCF) model
Separating enterprise value from the allocation of that value
Valuing total equity
Using Future Value (FV) and Present Value (PV) to value future cash flows today
Why applying the typical DCF model to a venture-backed company hardly ever works
"Enterprise Value" + "Allocation Methods" = Value Destruction
Undervaluing companies and overvaluing employee options
Why you should D.O.W.T. (doubt) venture capital returns
409A valuation professionals discussing topic 820 (FAS 157) with VC CFOs

An invaluable resource for anyone who wants to make the most out of their investments, Venture Capital Valuation shows business appraisers and venture capitalists how to maximize their returns and avoid losing money—before the damage becomes irreparable

About the Author
Lorenzo Carver, MS, MBA, CVA, CPA, is CEO of Liquid Scenarios, a technology-based financial business intelligence solution company that provides services to investors, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and academics on how to measure and realize high-growth venture value. Carver has a twenty-year track record of helping thousands of clients understand how to measure and realize high-growth venture value. He is the author and developer of BallPark Business Valuation, the #1 selling, award-winning small-business valuation solution software covered by Bloomberg Businessweek, Entrepreneur, CPA Software News, The Kim Komando Show, and business journals worldwide.

I've read this book twice in the past year - excellent reference work that goes into the details of how to value a company and why valuations are often misunderstood or plain wrong. If in negotiations with a VC or when raising financing, this book is an absolute must. I'm an entrepreneur who has been "through the war" and this book has been extremely helpful for me. Being able to master the principles in this book will ensure that you are prepared to negotiate or position for better value.

One of the greatest values of the book was to read of the pitfalls (of which I've been part) that could easily be avoided by simple means - things that would have saved me $$ millions.

Absolutely focused on highly specialized valuation techniques (Black Scholes, Real Options). If it your first approach to the subject you better start with a more introductory alternative book. This book is centered in discussing not the main concepts of valuation but the technicalities that make some methodologies better than other.

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• Series: Wiley Finance (Book 631)
• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 27, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470908289
• ISBN-13: 978-0470908280
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.3 x 9.2 inches

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Next Generation Excel: Modeling in Excel for Analysts and MBAs (Wiley Finance), 1st Edition, Isaac Gottlieb

ext Generation Excel – Modeling in Excel for Analysts and MBAs is not just another "how to use Excel" book. The content of this book is the distillation of the feedback of many years of teaching, both in classrooms as well as corporate workshops settings. It is the author's conclusion that in studying applications, people do not want to read long complicated explanations. Therefore, this book is filled with short descriptions and multiple screenshots, to walk the reader through the different manipulations. Excel is a very powerful—and extensive—software program. The intricacies can seem overwhelming to the casual user. This book is the answer to simplifying what might seem complicated. Using a step-by-step, hands-on approach, it will help anyone using the program discover many functions and achieve immediate results, quickly making efficient use of the power of the Excel options.

Some of the subjects covered in the book include:

Financial functions
Data mining using Pivot Tables
Statistics for non-statisticians
Accounting
What-if analysis, and many more.

Each chapter is subject-specific and can be consulted independently from the others. By opening the book at any chapter, the reader will find valuable information for immediate efficiency improvement.

Neither a beginner’s introductory book, nor a power-user's manual, Next Generation Excel—using Excel 2007, with explanations pertaining to Excel 2003 and previous versions when needed—is designed to appeal to analysts, executives, students, daily users as well as instructors in the software. All the techniques described have been extensively tested with students and workshop participants.

Users at any level will benefit from the wealth of information within, easily and rapidly.

From the Back Cover
"Dr. Isaac Gottlieb personally trained 35 of our top analysts and finance professionals in a customized advanced Excel seminar. Many of the tools covered in this book were part of this well-received training. For the past five years, Isaac’s monthly Excel-Tip-Of-The-Month newsletter has been a personal favorite of mine. In an age where email overload is common, I always look forward to his email and many of my associates and team members around the world are part of his over 50,000 monthly recipients. This compilation is a must-have for any finance professional who wants to be a better business partner and truly add value in a more efficient manner!" Anthony N. Caspio, CMA Vice President - Finance Sealed Air Corporation "Excel has been one of the most powerful applications of recent times, but most users, unfortunately, only scratch its surface. Prof. Gottlieb’s book leverages his years of Excel workshops in the US, Europe and Asia, and he unleashes the tremendous potential and power of Excel. His to-the-point explanations and his innovative screenshots bring Excel alive to readers who may just have a working knowledge of the software. This amazing volume is an application-oriented book for Excel users who want answers fast, and who need to maximize the application’s awesome potential." Prof. Farrokh Langdana, Ph.D. Director, Rutgers Executive MBA Professor, Rutgers Business School

"If I should thank Microsoft for inventing Excel, then I would like to thank Dr. Isaac Gottlieb more for teaching me how to use it to solve the real problems in my real work. Keep going Isaac!" Wu Haowen Director of International Programs School of Management, Dalian University of Technology

"Isaac Gottlieb's Next Generation Excel is an invaluable resource. The fruit of many years of teaching Excel to university business students, Gottlieb’s book covers the topics that the Excel user needs to become more efficient and sophisticated. It is easy to read and follow. A wonderful book!" Simon Benninga Professor of Finance, Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University Author of Principles of Finance with Excel

"As an avid user of Excel, several years ago I came across Isaac's Excel-Tip-Of-The-Month newsletter. I quickly realized that Isaac exploits Excel to the “next usability level.” Like his monthly newsletters, Isaac has composed a book that is clear and concise similarly reflecting his teaching methods. This book helps intermediate users to rapidly acquire Excel-pro skills, while allowing advanced users to grasp concepts in one single pass-through. Furthermore, Isaac takes day-to-day challenges and provides elegant ease of use solutions." Moshe Castiel Manager, IT – Technology & Operations TIAA-CREF

"Next Generation Excel presents an interesting perspective on the resourcefulness of Microsoft Excel like never before. This book is an excellent and a much-needed resource to MBA students, educators and Excel enthusiasts. In reviewing this book, the principal criteria included content, organization and Excel add-on files. The book is neatly organized into sections; starting with basic Excel tools and functions, commonly used statistical tools, what-if-analysis and then moving on to advanced data features, solver-add ins and various other ToolPaks, nicely complemented with the Excel snapshots to provide a user friendly experience. As a result, one can jump directly to the relevant sections and use the Excel files provided to get a more hands-on experience. The right mix of theory and practice, is the unique selling point (USP) of this book!" Anirudha "Andy" Vaidya, MBA CEO AVS System

About the Author
Isaac D. Gottlieb, Ph.D. is the Director of the International Executive MBA at Rutgers University Business School. He has been part of the teaching faculty for over 10 years, and is the recipient of a number of teaching excellence awards. Over the last decade, he has taught how to use Excel—and how to apply it effectively to various business disciplines—to thousands of MBA and Executive MBA students at Rutgers, NYU and Columbia University. He has also instructed Excel application in business settings to over 10,000 participants in corporate seminars, conferences and workshops. The participants are professionals from leading multinational companies as well as small private business corporations. Dr. Gottlieb has an Excel-Tip-Of-The-Month newsletter which goes to over 50,000 recipients.

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• Series: Wiley Finance (Book 623)
• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470824735
• ISBN-13: 978-0470824733
• Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 7.8 x 10.5 inches

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Sarbanes-Oxley Guide for Finance and Information Technology Professionals, 2nd Edition, Sanjay Anand

Praise for Sarbanes-Oxley Guide for Finance and Information Technology Professionals "Effective SOX programs enlist the entire organization to build and monitor a compliant control environment. However, even the best SOX programs are inefficient at best, ineffective at worst, if there is a lack of informed, competent finance and IT personnel to support the effort. This book provides these important professionals a needed resource for and road map toward successfully implementing their SOX initiative." —Scott Green Chief Administrative Officer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and author, Sarbanes-Oxley and the Board of Directors

"As a former CFO and CIO, I found this book to be an excellent synopsis of SOX, with impressive implementation summaries and checklists." —Michael P. Cangemi CISA, Editor in Chief, Information Systems Control Journal and author, Managing the Audit Function

"An excellent introduction to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act from the perspective of the financial and IT professionals that are on the front lines of establishing compliance in their organizations. The author walks through many areas by asking 'what can go wrong' types of questions, and then outlines actions that should be taken as well as the consequences of noncompliance. This is a good book to add to one's professional library!" —Robert R. Moeller Author, Sarbanes-Oxley and the New Internal Auditing Rules

"Mr. Anand has compiled a solid overview of the control systems needed for not only accounting systems, but also the information technologies that support those systems. Among the Sarbanes books on the market, his coverage of both topics is unique." —Steven M. Bragg Author, Accounting Best Practices

"An excellent overview of the compliance process. A must-read for anyone who needs to get up to speed quickly with Sarbanes-Oxley." —Jack Martin Publisher, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal

This comprehensive guide provides a complete methodology for achieving Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy, namely the Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Key Enterprise Technology (SOCKET) framework. The author is one of the world's leading regulatory compliance experts and Chairperson of the SOX Institute.

In terms of getting things done (and why it needs to be done) this is an excellent book. The SOCKET framework is laid out very clearly and you will find material and PowerPoint friendly bulleted lists covering every aspect of a SOX project (or, more accurately, a process).

Compared to the Manager's Guide to Compliance, the chapters constitute a more coherent narrative with more emphasis on organisational and IT issues. Compared to The Joy of SOX, it provides a generally more detailed coverage (but it is less entertaining). To give an example, the book contains a brilliant mapping between Sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, business processes and affected technologies. Of course, it is not rocket science, but it is great value for money. For the IT professional, it goes beyond the presentation of the usual suspects COSO and COBIT by covering e.g. the ISO 1335 and 17799 standards.

Yet, despite the level of detail, the author manages to keep the momentum as he takes the reader through all the steps of a SOX compliance process in terms of the SOCKET framework. This implies that some important topics have been moved to the Appendices (that includes about 35 pages on COBIT 3 and 4).

One could wish for more examples and templates, but it is apparently easier said than done. (Another book from the same publisher that should provide templates, key processes, and checklists has been postponed until February 2007.) Apparently, Sanjay Anand is currently working on another book Essentials of Sarbanes-Oxley that will include "Tips and Techniques" and "In the Real World" features with realistic advice on compliance. At least until then, the Sarbanes-Oxley Guide is the book to buy.

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• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (March 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471785539
• ISBN-13: 978-0471785538
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.1 x 9.1 inches

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Legal Studies: Terminology & Transcription (with CD-ROM), 5th Edition, Wanda Roderick-Bolton

This text provides a basic understanding of legal vocabulary for administrative personnel in a legal office. Over 900 terms commonly used in the legal profession are included. Users will learn to define the terms and use them in a legal context. Keyboarding practice from printed copy will reinforce learning the correct spelling and proper use of each term.

Review
1. Courts and the Legal System. 2. General Legal Terminology. 3. General Legal Terms. 4. General Legal Terms. 5. Litigation-Pretrial. 6. Litigation-Pretrial. 7. Litigation-Trial and Proceedings. 8. Litigation-Trial and Proceedings. 9. Litigation-Verdicts and Judgements. 10. Litigation-Judgements and Appeals. 11. Civil Actions. 12. Civil Actions. 13. Criminal Law. 14. Criminal Law. 15. Probate-Wills and Estates. 16. Probate-Wills and Estates. 17. Real Property. 18. Real Property. 19. Contracts. 20. Contracts and Leases. 21. Domestic Relations-Marriage, Separation and Divorce. 22. Domestic Relations-Marriage, Separation and Divorce. 23. Commercial Paper. 24. Commercial Paper. 25. Bankruptcy. 26. Agency. 27. Equity. 28. Partnerships. 29. Corporations. 30. Corporations. 31. Additional Legal Terms-General and Real Property. 32. Additional Legal Terms-Domestic Relations, Corporations, Probate, Bankruptcy, and Contracts and Leases.

About the Author
Wanda Roderick-Bolton developed the Court and Conference Reporting program at Lansing (Michigan) Community College, where she was also a professor of Business. She taught the Court and Conference Reporting program for 16 years. She has degrees from Murray State University, Illinois State University, and Michigan State University as well as additional graduate study at the University of Illinois. She is currently owner and president of R&W Associates, a real estate investment and development company, where she oversees the daily operations and the legal and financial aspects of the business. She is listed in numerous Who's Who publications, including Who's Who of Women in Education, Men and Women of Distinction, and The International Who's Who of Intellectuals. She is an Associate Member of the National Court Reporters Association, a member of the National Business Education Association, a small-business consultant, and a Trustee for Starr Commonwealth Schools in Michigan and Ohio.

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• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 5 edition (August 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0538437227
• ISBN-13: 978-0538437226
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.3 x 10.7 inches

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Fixed-Income Securities: Valuation, Risk Management and Portfolio Strategies (The Wiley Finance Series), 1st Edition, Lionel Martellini

Review
"This is the first book I have seen to carefully cover such a wide set of topics in both theoretical and applied fixed-income modelling, ranging from the use of market information to obtain yield curves, to the pricing and hedging of bonds and fixed-income derivatives, to the currently active topic of defaultable yield-curve modelling. It will be particularly useful to practitioners." - Darrell Duffie, Stanford University "This is the most comprehensive theoretical treatment of the subject I've ever seen." - Mark Rubinstein, Haas School of Business, University of California "An excellent review of interest rate models and of the pricing and hedging principles in the fixed-income area." - Oldrich Alfons Vasicek, KMV Corporation

From the Back Cover
This is the first comprehensive textbook for students studying fixed-income securities, and is ideally suited to MBA, MSc and final year undergraduate students in Finance and related topics.

The text offers an accessible and detailed account of interest rates and risk management in bond markets. It develops insights into different bond portfolio strategies, and illustrates how various types of derivative securities can be used to shift the risks associated with investing in fixed-income securities. It also provides extensive coverage on all sectors of the bond market, and the techniques for valuing bonds. In addition, explanation is given of state-of-the-art techniques for bond portfolio management, including:

A description of numerous fixed-income assets and related securities, namely zero coupon government bonds, coupon bearing government bonds, corporate bonds, exchange-traded bond options, bonds with embedded options, floating rate notes, caps, floors and collars, swaptions, credit derivatives, mortgage-backed securities, etc.

The development of tools to analyse interest rate sensitivity and to value fixed- income securities, with an emphasis on active and passi ve bond management, and an overview of techniques used by mutual fund and also hedge fund managers.

With numerous worked examples covering the valuation, risk management and portfolio strategies of fixed income securities, and imaginative discussion of important topics such as deriving the zero yield curve, deriving credit spreads, and hedging interest rate risk, the text provides an accessible route into the complex worlds of fixed income securities.

Supplementary materials for lecturers and students (including a syllabus, a course web page, PowerPoint slides, solutions to problems, and Excel illustrations) can be found at the following website: www.wiley.co.uk/martellini

"The authors have produced a work of the very highest quality. As focused as it is comprehensive, this is a superb contribution to the literature..." Moorad Choudhry, VP, Structured Finance Services, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Senior Fellow, Centre for Mathematical Trading and Finance, CASS Business School, London.

About the Author
Lionel Martellini is an assistant Professor of Finance at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, where he teaches "fixed-income securities" at the MBA level. He is also a research associate at the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Center, and a member of the editorial boards of The Journal of Bond Training and Management and The Journal of Alternative Investments.

Philippe Priaulet is a fixed-income strategist in charge of derivatives strategies for HSBC. His expertise is related to fixed-income asset management and derivatives pricing and hedging, and his research has been published in leading academic and practitioners' journals. Formerly, he was head of fixed-income research in the Research and Innovation Department of HSBC-CCF.

Stéphanie Priaulet is a senior index portfolio manager in the Structured Asset Management Department at AXA Investment Managers. Previously, he was head of qualitative engineering in The Fixed Income Research Department at AXA Investment Managers. He also teaches "fixed-income securities" as a part-time lecturer at the University Paris Dauphine. He is a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Bond Trading and Management, where he has published several research papers.

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• Series: The Wiley Finance Series (Book 237)
• Paperback: 662 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (July 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470852771
• ISBN-13: 978-0470852774
• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 7.4 x 9.6 inches

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Century 21 Accounting 7E General Journal Approach- Working Papers Chapters 1-17: Working Papers Chpts 1-17, 7th Edition, Kenton E. Ross

These Working Papers are to be used in the study of chapters 1-17 of C21 Accounting General Journal Approach. Forms are provided for: Work Together exercises On Your Own exercises Application Problems Mastery Problems Challenge Problems Reinforcement Activities 1 and 2 Printed on each page is the number of the problem in the textbook for which the form is to be used. Also shown is a specific instruction number for which the form is to be used. You may not have to use every form that is provided. The pages are perforated so that they can be removed.

About the Author
Kenton E. Ross is Professor Emeritus, Department of Accounting, at Texas A&M University--Commerce. He formerly served as Dean of the College of Business and Technology; Director of Business and Economic Research; and Head, Department of Accounting.

Claudia B. Gilbertson was a high school instructor for 11 years and a community college instructor for 25 years. Currently retired from North Hennepin Community College, Claudia serves as a consultant for accounting online learning solutions. She is active in the National Business Education Association, North Central Business Education Association, and Minnesota Business Educators, Inc.

Mark W. Lehman, assistant professor emeritus of Accountancy at the Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy at Mississippi State University, teaches Accounting Information Systems and Forensic Accounting. A former auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dr. Lehman is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Dr. Lehman writes journal articles and consults with accountants on the use of software in fraud detection. He was awarded Outstanding Educator by the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants in 2007.

The late Robert D. Hanson was Professor of Business Education and Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration at Central Michigan University.

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• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 7 edition (August 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0538676736
• ISBN-13: 978-0538676731
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Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Pro 2010, 12th Edition, Donna Kay

Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Pro 2010 will take students to the next level as they learn the most up-to-date and most in demand software on the market. This market leading textbook walks the student through the process of setting up a company in QuickBooks in a step-by-step manner, allowing the student to learn QB without requiring as much assistance from their instructor. Each chapter builds on the previous chapter as the student progresses from entering simple transactions to using advanced QuickBooks features. The first part of the text provides a hands-on introduction to QuickBooks, and the second half focuses on maintaining a service and merchandising business, as well as on advanced features of QuickBooks. Computer Accounting with QuickBooks 2010 provides both the big picture “Where am I going?” and step-by-step instructions “Where do I click?”

About the Author
Donna Kay (formerly Donna Ulmer) is Assistant Professor of Accounting and Accounting Information Systems at Maryville University in Saint Louis, Missouri, where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate accounting. Dr. Kay earned B.S. and MBA degrees from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville before receiving a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University, where she conducted action research on the perceived effectiveness of instructional techniques in the computer classroom. Named to Who’s Who Among American Women, Dr. Kay holds certifications as both a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Missouri Society of CPAs, the American Accounting Association and the Missouri Association of Accounting Educators. Dr. Kay serves on the Information Technology Committee of the MSCPA.

I could not wait to get my hands on this textbook simply because I knew it would make accounting much easier. However, I was unsure of how easy it would be to learn the ins and outs of QB. Well, needless to say, this textbook has made everything seem easy! It breaks down every basic thing you need to know about the software. Any question you may have can be answered in this text. I would recommend this text to any accounting student or person who needs to learn QB. This is knowledge that is useful for just about any job.

This book was very hard to follow in some of the problems. I had a hard time reading and following the text. I feel this should be almost a 3 semester book not a 2 semester book. There is alot to read and understand in this book.

This textbook will walk you through step-by-step on how to use Quickbooks. It's great if you're new to using this software program. This book provides plenty of screenshots, so you could follow through with what the author is doing. But be mindful that there are a few inconsistencies with what the author say what to do or what is the correct answer and what the pictures show. I also found quite a bit of typos in the book, and I am only in Chapter 5. Seriously, what are siabilities (page 2.12)? The author probably should have hired a better editor!

This textbook comes with two CDs. One is the actual Quickbooks software, but it's only a Student Trial edition, so it will only work for 140 days once installed. And by the way, it's a one time installation, so if you don't have the Quickbooks software and thinking of buying a used book, you should really reconsidered buying a new one instead. And after you install the CD, please be aware that you must register the Quickbooks product, or the program will stop working in 30 days. Lame, I know. And the other CD contains the data files (All QBBs, I believe), so you could work along with the book.

I got the book in perfect time, the day before my class started. I was expecting it to be later than it was. Book was in perfect condition, and had the CD's in it that I needed with the book. Very Satisfied.

The only thing I don't like is that it's a spiral bound book and it's soft covered, but this book came quicker and in better condition than expected. Thank you!

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Valuing Intangible Assets, 1st Edition, Robert Reilly Jr.

When partnerships change hands, the valuation of intangible assets can be a financial maze. This in-depth book, working through each of the basic valuation approaches: cost, market, and income, provides professionals with complete guidelines and industry standards. It's a must-have for financial analysts and attorneys!

From the Back Cover
The one-volume intangible valuation library--from trusted authorities Robert Reilly and Robert Schweihs. Seen as a science by some professionals--as an art by others--the accurate valuation of intangible assets can nonetheless be a daunting financial maze. In their latest comprehensive valuation resource, financial experts Robert F. Reilly and Robert P. Schweihs present in detail the theory and methodology associated with the identification, valuation, and economic analysis of intangible assets. Valuing Intangible Assets provides the necessary skills, judgment, and knowledge to truy understand the entire process of intangible valuation.

Beginning with a general, fundamental overview of the topic, and building to more specific, advanced theories and practices, this essential book: clarifies the distinctions--and also the relationships--between tangible and intangible assets; works through each of the three basic valuation approaches--cost, market, and income--with guideliens to determine which is appropriate for a given situation; discusses remaining useful life analysis, transfer pricing analysis, and economic damanges analysis; summarizes professional standards, including USPAP intangible asset valuation and reporting standards; introduces and describes specific types of intangibles: contract, copyright, goodwill, and more; provides entertaining and in-depth case studies to provide real-world application for concepts and activities

About the Author
Robert F. Reilly and Robert P. Schweihs are managing directors of Willamette Management Associates, and accredited senior appraisers of the American Society of Appraisers (certified in business valuation). They are coauthors of a number of highly regarded valuation books, including Valuing a Business, Valuing Small Businesses and Professional Practices, and Valuing Professional Practices. They are also coeditors of Financial Valuation: Businesses and Business Interests, 1997 Update. Mr. Reilly is a certified review appraiser, and a state certified affiliate of the Appraisal Institute. As an appraiser and economist, he is often called upon to testify in domestic and international courts regarding the valuation of intangible assets, businesses, and business interests, and regarding various economic damages issues. Mr. Schweihs currently serves as a Trustee of The Appraisal Foundation and as a member of the Industry Advisory Council of The Appraisal Foundation. He, too, is often called upon to testify as an expert witness in contested valuation and economic analysis matters.

A larger portion of the value of a company nowadays comes from Intangibles (brands, patents, workforce & related contracts, durable customers etc.). This holds true in several industry sectors. Measurement of intangibles is a fascinating subject, but until this book was published, there was no single body of knowledge available to guide the general reader, or a Valuation professional. You had to work in one of the reputed valuation firms to be exposed to the techniques. This book is by far the best practitioner-oriented Intangibles Valuation book I have come across. It is very comprehensive in terms of the topics it covers, and does a wonderful job of covering almost all intangibles of interest. Each chapter is written by a relevant expert, and this invariably leads to variations in quality and some lack of consistency. However, for the most part, it is very well written, and definitely worth the price it sells for.

For those who are interested in the management of organizational knowledge and intangible assets, 'Valuing intangible assets'should prove to be highly practical. There are many knowledge management frameworks out there that assist business executive to manage their intangible assets (such as Sveiby's intangible asset monitor), the practical usage of these frameworks would be greatly enhanced by incorporating the valuation aspect of intangible assets. Reilly has provided a comprehensive illustration of both the 'scientific' & 'artistic' aspects of valuating intangible assets. 'Valuing Intangible Assets' is easy to read & loaded with useful examples, it is a rare one in the market.

This book is practical and easy to read, provided you know the basic principles of valuations. I would not recommend it as an introduction because it is burdened with too many details. It gives a systematic and thorough introduction to the subject. Do not expect to read this book and be able to do any complicated valuation on your own. However, you will be able to lead more informed discussions with appraisers AND with the tax authorities. You will also be able to review valuations by appraisers more critically and judge their quality or to assess in the preparation phase the relevance of information required.

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• Series: McGraw-Hill Library of Investment and Finance
• Hardcover: 518 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786310650
• ISBN-13: 978-0786310654
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Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation (Wiley Finance), 1st Edition, Jack Alexander

No matter what industry your company competes in, you need to have a firm understanding of how to create a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes in order to improve performance and achieve long-term value. Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation contains the information and expertise you need to do just this—and much more.

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One of the primary objectives of today's corporate manager or director is to create value for the company's shareholders. Yet many managers and most employees still have difficulty in fully understanding the drivers of shareholder value and how their activities relate to these drivers. With numerous years of experience in the world of finance—most recently as the founder and President of Value Advisory Group, LLC—author Jack Alexander knows what it takes to build long-term value in today's competitive business environment. And now, in Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation, he wants to show you how.

Straightforward and accessible, this timely resource will assist you in developing a comprehensive understanding of valuation and creating a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes. Divided into three information-packed parts, Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation includes: Part One, Creating Context and Covering the Basics, provides a foundation for the concepts utilized in the Value Performance Framework (VPF)—a performance management system developed by Alexander—including basic finance concepts and valuation principles. Part Two, Linking Performance and Value, presents key elements of the VPF. Each of the value drivers—sales growth, relative pricing strength, operating effectiveness, capital effectiveness, cost of capital, and the intangibles—are linked to critical business activities and processes; and key performance measures, analytical models, performance dashboards, and tools for improving each value driver are explored in depth. Part Three, Driving Performance and Value, examines how the concepts and tools outlined throughout the book can be used to improve business performance and build long-term shareholder value. Effective implementation of dashboards as part of a comprehensive performance management framework (PMF) is discussed, and key findings—based on the author's benchmark study of performance and shareholder value—are reviewed.

To drive home the points discussed throughout the book, a companion website has been included. The analytical models and sample performance dashboards found on this website are the perfect way to begin developing dashboards and analysis for your specific needs.

Many companies use performance measures, but only a few have achieved the full potential benefits that a well-designed and implemented performance management framework has to offer. No matter what industry your company competes in, you need a way to measure, monitor, and manage the key activities and processes required to improve business performance and achieve long-term value. Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation contains the information and expertise you need to do just this—and much more.

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Praise for Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation "Beyond academic theory, I have witnessed firsthand Alexander's framework-driven concepts improve firm profitability and value. This is a required read for shareholder-friendly executives." —William W. Benton, CFA, Investment Analyst, William Blair & Company, LLC

"Drawing on his rich and varied experience as CFO, business consultant, and professor of financial management, Jack Alexander offers a practical approach to effective performance management in any company. This clear and concise reference is a must-read for anyone trying to understand and leverage the true drivers of shareholder value." —Earl T. Kivett, retired partner and director emeritus, Bain & Company, Inc.

"Creating long-term shareholder value is the fundamental responsibility of the chief executive and their leadership team. The Value Performance Framework developed in this book provides a useful tool for decision making. I recommend it for anyone concerned with long-term shareholder value." —Rick Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, KLA-Tencor

"A great 'how-to' book! Alexander uses his knowledge and experience as CFO, consultant, and finance professor to connect the dots between financial performance and value." —Jennifer Bethel, Associate Professor, Babson College

"Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation offers a practical approach to finance with solid tools to help improve business performance. This framework connects the dots between theory and practice, finance and business performance. The analytical models and dashboards provide effective and usable tools to measure performance, drive value, and evaluate acquisitions." —Dan Heaney, CFO, Public Consulting Group, Inc.

About the Author
Jack Alexander is founder and President of Value Advisory Group, LLC, a consulting firm with a focus on improving business performance and building shareholder value. He is a lecturer at Babson College, where he teaches corporate finance and advanced finance electives in the MBA program. Alexander is a frequent speaker on value-based management and business performance management. Prior to establishing Value Advisory Group, Mr. Alexander held a number of senior operating and financial positions in the industry. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA from Rider University and a BS in business management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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• Series: Wiley Finance (Book 376)
• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (November 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470047976
• ISBN-13: 978-0470047972
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Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples (Wiley Finance), 4th Edition, Shannon P. Pratt

Praise for Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples

"After revising their existing text, Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, the authors have endeavored to expand their treatment of the subject and further explore the role of cost of capital in the courts. Addressing various methods for calculating value and different standards of value, the authors explain how courts may differ in their decisions based on the topic, jurisdiction, or available evidence. This new compilation is an important contribution to the field of valuation and will serve as an imminently helpful resource for attorneys and judges. Shannon Pratt and Roger Grabowski have provided yet another thoughtful, helpful, and excellent resource for all practitioners interested in how appraisers and courts have, and should, arrive at value."? —From the Foreword by David Laro, Judge, United States Tax Court

"Cost of Capital in Litigation is a very helpful resource for litigators faced with valuation disputes involving an assessment of discounted cash flows. In the area with which I am most familiar—Delaware valuation law—it is thorough and insightful. More important to me, its introductory material nicely lays out the conceptual structure of the valuation issue, and the remaining chapters gather lots of information about the treatment of the issue in areas with which I am less familiar, (such as bankruptcy law and domestic property litigation)." —Lawrence A. Hamermesh, Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law, Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware

"Cost of Capital in Litigation comprehensively deals with a difficult subject, pointing out common grounds as well as differences among experts in the treatment of this subject. It is a must first stop for the uninitiated in the subject and the ultimate checklist that every practitioner should consult. Particularly useful are the chapters focusing with the eyes of experts on the treatment of cost of capital in specific areas of litigation. Notably, the authors alert the reader to those aspects of the various methods for determining cost of capital that may differentiate among the suitability of the methods based on available data, the circumstances presented, and the legal issue under consideration." —Reeves Westbrook, Esq., Partner and Chair of the Tax Group, Covington & Burling LLP

"Shannon Pratt and Roger Grabowski have consolidated information on important theoretical valuation frameworks, practical applications, and case law needed by finance professionals, attorneys, and judges in these challenging times. Cost of Capital in Litigation serves as a solid well-written reference on cost of capital and valuation that I recommend to both practitioners and students." —Theodore Barnhill, Professor of Finance and Director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute, The George Washington University

"Valuation in litigation settings requires careful analysis, solid evidence, and defensible positions. Cost of Capital in Litigation details the nuances and subtle but critical elements of crafting a defens-ible position for experts, attorneys, and others who need to understand how and why valuation cases are won and lost." —Hal Heaton, Professor of Finance, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University

"Discount rates are often crucial components in calculating damages. Even small changes in these numbers can have large effects on the amounts in dispute—and the magnitude of damages won or lost. Cost of Capital in Litigation explains the underlying economic theory. It then offers separate chapters elaborating on rate of return approaches in their widely varied forensic contexts. This helpful compendium even includes an outline of cost of capital questions for use by attorneys and their financial experts. No business litigator should be without it." —Peter V. Baugher, Esq., Partner, Schopf & Weiss LLP

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Cost of Capital in Litigation: Applications and Examples

The "cost of capital" is the expected rate of return for the purpose of attracting funds, and its estimation has long been recognized as one of the most critical elements in business valuation and damages calculations. Addressing the many different methods of calculating value and different standards of value, Cost of Capital in Litigation delves deeply into the myriad reasons why and how courts may differ in their decisions based on the topic, jurisdiction, or available evidence.

Because cost of capital is critical to the valuation of any ongoing business, the thorough understanding, analysis, and presentation of cost of capital issues goes a long way toward winning in court. Navigating deftly between fundamentals and intricate nuances, Cost of Capital in Litigation addresses the needs of those in the valuation profession who require both introductory materials and detailed analysis. Shannon Pratt and Roger Grabowski—two major figures in the world of business valuation—draw on their decades of experience in business valuations and as expert witnesses to highlight major decisions as well as errors to avoid.

A valuable resource for attorneys and valuation experts, Cost of Capital in Litigation includes:

A useful summary of investment and valuation fundamentals, including explanations of economic theories and valuation models
The cost of capital and discount rates in various court cases, including estate and gift tax cases, intellectual property disputes, bankruptcies, and family law cases
Exceptionally detailed reviews of the methodology propounded by experts, and those accepted or rejected by courts, along with commentary on the experts' and courts' reasoning and analysis
Summaries of existing court decisions, plus discussion of flaws in reasoning, methodology, and analysis that should be considered in the future by litigants, experts, attorneys, and judges
A summary of how the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court have viewed the discounted cash flow method
Summaries of cost of capital guidelines used by state assessment authorities in unitary assessment matters
Comprehensive discussion of cost of capital methods used in regulated industries for rate making

Complemented by a foreword by David Laro, Judge of the United States Tax Court, Cost of Capital in Litigation will help professionals in the legal, financial and accounting fields develop a thorough understanding of court decisions within the context of the theory of cost of capital.

The "father of business valuations," SHANNON P. PRATT is the author of several bestselling Wiley business valuation publications and also a sought-after speaker at business valuation industry conferences. He is the managing owner of Shannon Pratt Valuations, Portland, Oregon. He has served as supervisory analyst for over 3,000 business valuation engagements in forty years and as an expert witness in numerous state and federal courts on contested business valuations.

About the Author
Roger J. Grabowski is Manag-ing Director of Duff & Phelps LLC in Chicago, Illinois, and author of the annual Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report. He is the co-author of Cost of Capital, Third Edition, and has authored several articles during the crisis that began in 2008, including "Cost of Capital Estimation in the Current Distressed Environment," featured in the Journal of Applied Research in Accounting and Finance. Grabowski has testified in court as an expert witness on many valuation issues.

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• Hardcover: 301 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (November 9, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470880945
• ISBN-13: 978-0470880944
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Statistics and Finance: An Introduction (Springer Texts in Statistics), 1st Edition, David Ruppert

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From the reviews:

"The inherent interaction of statistical and financial modeling makes this book a very useful and motivating instrument with which to introduce students from engineering, mathematics, statistics and economics to study statistics and/or finance." Short Book Reviews of the International Statistical Institute, December 2004

"This book will be on my list of study book sfor 2005. If you have any interest or involvement with statistics in financial applications, I recommend this book to you." Technometrics, May 2005

"...The book is well-written and clear....the clear writing with illustrative examples and pictures strongly recommend the book as a basis for finance-motivated statistics classes at the undergraduate level." SIAM Review, Vol. 47, No. 2

"David Ruppert’s … discusses computation in SAS and MATLAB. … the book is very well written and clear. … the clear writing and illustrative examples and pictures strongly recommend the book as a basis for finance-motivated statistics classes at the undergraduate level." (Ronnie Sircar, SIAM Review, Vol. 47 (2), 2005)

"That statistical methods are becoming more important in finance is further evidenced by this book from a statistician who has written some excellent … . For the statistician, this is a very good book to peruse, because it presumes no background in finance. Here the financial concepts are fully explained … . book with a considerable statistical content. … will be on my list of study books for 2005. If you have any interest in or involvement with statistics in financial applications, I recommend this book to you." (Technometrics, Vol. 47 (2), May, 2005)

"This book emphasizes the application of probability and statistics to finance by studying statistical models of financial markets … . The emphasis is on concepts rather than mathematics, and several examples are given as illustration. … . This book should be a valuable resource for those who are interested in the applications of probability and statistics to finance, and I believe that it will be a very useful addition to any scholarly library." (Theofanis Sapatinas, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Vol. 168 (2), 2005)

"The inherent interaction of statistical and financial modeling makes this book a very useful and motivating instrument with which to introduce students from engineering, mathematics, statistics and economics to study statistics and/or finance. … the manuscript succeeds in covering relatively recent topics from statistics and finance, like the bootstrap, penalized splines, some VaR estimation models and behavioural finance. … Students having gained confidence with the material of this book can also be expected to be ready for advanced topics … ." (F. Trojani, Short Book Reviews International Statistical Institute, Vol. 24 (3), 2004)

"...Ruppert's book succeeds at presenting this classic material in a concises, readable way that is suitable for a wide audience including undergraduate business, economics, and statistics majors, MBA students, and master's level engineering students." Journal of the American Statistical Association, June 2006

"The book under review is about statistical concepts as applied to financial theory. … The book provides a coherent introduction of how to handle financial data by means of statistics. … Due to a very nontechnical language and a lot of examples using SAS or MATLAB the book is suitable for undergraduates and master students in statistics, applied mathematics and finance. But it can also be used for self-study." (Karsten Webel, Statistical Papers, Vol. 47, 2006)

"As the title indicates, this is a textbook on Statistics and its application in Finance. … The book is well written … . It is … suited as a text for an introduction to Statistics and Finance in a more applied department, e.g. Industrial Engineering or Operations Research. … it is a well written book, that nicely illustrates the interplay between Statistics and Finance. It is also useful as a source for additional teaching material." (T. de Wet, SASA News, June, 2005)

"The material of the book is organized in 14 chapters. … Students will love the conclusive summaries best … . David Ruppert knows how to hold the interest of his readers. Often little anecdotes on the discovery of new results are included and the data are chosen such that delightful features can be detected. So instructors can also use the book in a pure statistics course … . The topic is hot since ‘everyone is interested in money’." (Norman Fickel, Allgemeines Statistisches Archiv, Vol. 89, 2005)

"This is a very lucid textbook emphasizing the application of statistics and probability to finance. The material is always backed up by realistic examples from finance. … Indeed following these may serve as a quick and easy way of learning the basics of these softwares. Short bibliographic notes at the end of each chapter are extremely useful." (Arup Bose, Sankhya, Vol. 67 (1), 2005)

"The book ‘Statistics and Finance’ by David Ruppert discusses many financial models. … This book is appropriate for the third and fourth year undergraduate and master level courses. It will be useful to the practicing financial engineer. It assumes some background in probability and statistics. The book is interesting from both the statistical modeling and the finance perspectives." (Qin Lu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1049, 2004)

"The text book emphazises the applications of statistics and probability to finance. … The book will serve as a text in courses aimed at advanced undergraduates and masters students in statistics, engineering, and applied mathematics as well as quantitatively oriented MBA students. Those in the finance industry wishing to know more statistics could also use it for self-study." (Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik, July, 2004)

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This textbook emphasizes the applications of statistics and probability to finance. Students are assumed to have had a prior course in statistics, but no background in finance or economics. The basics of probability and statistics are reviewed and more advanced topics in statistics, such as regression, ARMA and GARCH models, the bootstrap, and nonparametric regression using splines, are introduced as needed. The book covers the classical methods of finance such as portfolio theory, CAPM, and the Black-Scholes formula, and it introduces the somewhat newer area of behavioral finance. Applications and use of MATLAB and SAS software are stressed.

The book will serve as a text in courses aimed at advanced undergraduates and masters students in statistics, engineering, and applied mathematics as well as quantitatively oriented MBA students. Those in the finance industry wishing to know more statistics could also use it for self-study. David Ruppert is the Andrew Schultz, Jr. Professor of Engineering, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University. He received a PhD in Statistics from Michigan State University in 1977 and taught for ten years in the Department of Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and a winner of the Wilcoxon Prize for the best practical applications paper in Technometrics. He is former Editor of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics's Lecture Notes-Monographs Series, former Associate Editor of The American Statistician and The Annals of Statistics, and currently Associate Editor of Biometrics and The Journal of the American Statistical Associate. He has published over 80 scientific papers and three books, Transformation and Weighting in Regression, Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models, and Semiparametric Regression.

About the Author
David Ruppert is the Andrew Schultz, Jr. Professor of Engineering, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University. He received a PhD in Statistics from Michigan State University in 1977 and taught for ten years in the Department of Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and a winner of the Wilcoxon Prize for the best practical applications paper in Technometrics. He is former Editor of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics's Lecture Notes-Monographs Series, former Associate Editor of The American Statistician and The Annals of Statistics, and currently Associate Editor of Biometrics and The Journal of the American Statistical Associate. He has published over 80 scientific papers and three books, Transformation and Weighting in Regression, Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models, and Semiparametric Regression.

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• Series: Springer Texts in Statistics
• Hardcover: 658 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (July 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387202706
• ISBN-13: 978-0387202709
• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 6.1 x 9.2 inches

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CengageNOW Printed Access Card for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 12th Edition, Carl S. Warren

CengageNOW is an intuitive, online learning resource that features customized assignments, quizzing opportunities to test your knowledge, instant feedback, and progress tracking. It is designed to help you organize your assignments and deliver better course results.

About the Author
Dr. Carl S. Warren is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the University of Georgia, Athens. Dr. Warren has taught classes at the University of Georgia, University of Iowa, Michigan State University, and University of Chicago. He focused his teaching efforts on principles of accounting and auditing. Dr. Warren received his PhD from Michigan State University and his BBA and MA from the University of Iowa. During his career, Dr. Warren published numerous articles in professional journals, including THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW, JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY, THE CPA JOURNAL, and AUDITING: A JOURNAL OF PRACTICE AND THEORY. Dr. Warren has served on numerous committees of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. He also has consulted with numerous companies and public accounting firms. His outside interests include playing handball, golfing, skiing, backpacking, and fly-fishing.

Dr. James M. Reeve is Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Tennessee. Professor Reeve taught as part of the accounting faculty for twenty-five years after graduating with his PhD from Oklahoma State University. His teaching effort focused on undergraduate accounting principles and graduate education in the Master of Accountancy and Senior Executive MBA programs. Beyond this, Professor Reeve is very active in the Supply Chain Certification program, which is a major executive education and research effort of the college. His research interests are varied and include work in managerial accounting, supply chain management, lean manufacturing, and information management.

He has published over forty articles in academic and professional journals, including JOURNAL OF COST MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, ACCOUNTING REVIEW, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING QUARTERLY, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, and ACCOUNTING HORIZONS. He has consulted or provided training around the world for a variety of organizations, including Boeing, Procter & Gamble, Norfolk Southern, Hershey Foods, Coca-Cola, and Sony. When not writing books, Professor Reeve plays golf and is involved in faith-based activities.

Dr. Jonathan Duchac is the Merrill Lynch and Co. Professor of Accounting and is Director of the Program in Enterprise Risk Management at Wake Forest University. He earned his PhD in accounting from the University of Georgia and currently teaches introductory and advanced courses in financial accounting. Dr. Duchac has received a number of awards during his career, including the Wake Forest University Outstanding Graduate Professor Award, the T.B. Rose award for Instructional Innovation, and the University of Georgia Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Duchac has served as Accounting Advisor to Merrill Lynch Equity Research, where he worked with research analysts in reviewing and evaluating the financial reporting practices of public companies.

He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and has worked with a number of major public companies on financial reporting and accounting policy issues. In addition to his professional interests, Dr. Duchac is Treasurer of The Special Children's School of Winston-Salem, a private, nonprofit developmental day school serving child with special needs. Dr. Duchac is an avid long-distance runner, mountain biker, and snow skier. His recent events include the Grandfather Mountain Marathon, the Black Mountain Marathon, the Shut-In Ridge Trail run, and NO MAAM (Nocturnal Overnight Mountain Bike Assault on Mount Mitchell).

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• Printed Access Code: 1 pages
• Publisher: Cengage Learning; 12 edition (March 1, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1285181115
• ISBN-13: 978-1285181110
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.2 inches

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