Finance 3350 Scavenger Hunt Solutions

1. Relating to the management of money or other assets. http://www.investordictionary.com/definition/finance.aspx

2. The idea that money available at the present time is worth more than the same amount in the future, due to its potential earning capacity. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/timevalueofmoney.asp

3. A financial market is a mechanism which allows people to trade money for securities or commodities such as gold or other precious metals. Insurance Markets, Foreign Exchange Markets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_market

4. (1) balance sheets; (2) income statements; (3) cash flow statements; and (4) statements of shareholders’ equity. http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/begfinstmtguide.htm

5. The greater the risk the greater the return. http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/Home/PWSmain/0,,SE77-L13166-L23167-EN3167,00.html

6. Common Stock, Preferred stock, Debt (bonds) and retained earnings. http://teachmefinance.com/costofcapital.html

7. A calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately weighted. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wacc.asp

8. Cash flow refers to the amounts of cash being received and spent by a business during a defined period of time, sometimes tied to a specific project. Operational Cash Flow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_flow

9. A person or company owing debt is called a debtor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt

10. Market liquidity is a business or economics term that refers to the ability to quickly buy or sell a particular item without causing a significant movement in the price. The term is usually shortened to liquidity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidity