Financial Management
ONE PAGE OR SO FOR EACH!! 5 PAGE MINIMUM Essay 1: Chapter 1 introduces ten principles underlying the practice of financial management. Discuss how you can relate the Enron scandal to some of these principles. Essay 2: There are different ways of measuring whether managers are creating value for their shareholders. One metric that has attracted a lot of attention in recent years is the Economic Value Added (EVA). Discuss how EVA helps measure shareholder wealth creation. Essay 3: What lessons can an investor learn by reviewing the historical data on the performance of securities? Essay 4: Discuss the relationship between risk and return. What are some ways of measuring risk and return? Does a return of 20% indicate good return? Discuss. Essay 5: What are some typical dividend policies? What are practical considerations with regard to setting a dividend policy?