This updated edition defines and explains key financial terms and discusses topics that include

Business types and taxation methods

The value of money over time

Capital budgeting

Investing and financing

Dividend policy

Investment decisions based on financial derivatives

Financial analysis

Managing working capital

Analyzing financial statements

Using financial software, and much more.

Books in Barron's Business Review Series are intended mainly for classroom use, and include review questions with answers. They make fine supplements to main texts when included in college-level business courses.