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Contents: Part One Introduction: Goals and Governance of the Firm -- Financial Markets and Institutions -- Accounting and Finance -- Measuring Corporate Performance -- Part Two Value: The Time Value of Money -- Valuing Bonds -- Valuing Stocks -- Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria -- Using Discounted Cash-Flow Analysis to Make Investment Decisions -- Project Analysis -- Part Three Risk: Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital -- Risk, Return, and Capital Budgeting -- The Weighted-Average Cost of Capital and Company Valuation -- Part Four Financing: Introduction to Corporate Financing -- How Corporations Raise Venture Capital and Issue Securities Part Five Debt and Payout Policy -- Debt Policy -- Payout Policy-- Part Six Financial Analysis and Planning: Long-Term Financial Planning -- Short-Term Financial Planning -- Working Capital Management -- Part Seven Special Topics -- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control -- International Financial Management -- Options -- Risk Management -- Part Eight Conclusion: What We Do and Do Not Know about Finance --