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FIN401: Financial Architecture
Prerequisite(s): FIN102

This course familiarizes students with financial reports and business ratios.Topics include balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, business ratios, and interpretation of financial documents. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to develop financial statements given company specific information and analyze these statements from a perspective of financial viability.


 

Balance Sheet

Analyzing a Balance Sheet
Investing for beginner's at About.com

BusinessTown.com
Balance sheet tutorial and related accounting resources

The Interactive Balance Sheet
Understand the basics of company financial statements from TheStreet.com


Cash Flow Statement

Cash Flow Statement
Business accounting resources from BizHelp24.com

Cash Flow Statement
Article on measuring a company's financial activity from Entrepreneur.com

Intro to Fundamental Analysis
Cash flow statement from Investopedia.com


Interpretation of Financial Documents

Common Size Financial Statements
Compare financial statements from NetMBA.com

Financial Statements
From the U.S. Small Business Administration

Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis
From CPAClass.com

Income Statement

BusinessTown.com
Balance sheet tutorial and related accounting resources

The Interactive Income Statement
Understand the basics of company financial statements from TheStreet.com

Understanding Income Statements
From Ameritrade.com


Business Ratios

Financial Ratios
CCH Tax and Accounting Business Owner's Toolkit

Financial Ratios Calculator
From the University of Washington Libraries

Introduction to Financial Ratios
From NetMBA.com 


Textbook Companion Website

Understanding Financial Statements
Student resources from Prentice Hall

Additional Sites of Interest

American Association of Individual Investors
Resources for individual investors including investing basics, financial planning, and stock market investing

Annual Report Gallery
Online annual reports for individual and institutional investors (free service)

Bank for International Settlements
Site includes papers and statistics on international banking

Bloomberg, L.P.
Leading global provider of data, news, and analytics

Bnet
Business white papers, webcasts, and case studies

Business 2.0
Business news, technology news, and innovation

Business Week
Business news

CFO.com
Tools and resources for financial executives

CNN/Money
Business news from CNN and Money magazine

Dow Jones and Company
Business and financial news and information

The Economist
Online highlights of print business journal (Full text articles available through EbscoHost)

Entrepreneur
Solutions for growing businesses

Euromoney Magazine
News and information on global financial markets

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Resources for bankers, consumers, analysts, and investors

Federal Reserve Educational Sites
Economic and personal financial education

Finance Site List
Links to financial journals and more from the College of Business, Ohio State University

Finance Wise
Finance-specific search engine

Financial Calculators
From Investopedia.com

Financial Market Center
Analytical reports, data sets, teaching tools, and archive of Federal Reserve records

Financial Times
Financial news

Forbes
Business and financial news

Fortune
Business and financial news

Hoover's Online
View company profiles and view stats and biographies for individual business people

Institutional Investor
News for financial professionals

InvestorGuide.com
Investing, stock quotes, research, personal finance and business news

Journals: @Brint.com
Resources from business technology management and knowledge management

Market Watch
Stock market news, commentary, and investor research

Plunkett Research
Industry sector analysis and analysis, industry trends, and industry statistics

Risk Magazine
Online magazine for managing risk

Smart Money
Investing, saving, and personal finance

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Promotes conditions for prosperity and stability in the U.S.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Protects investors and maintains market integrity

Wall Street Journal
Business and stock market news

Yahoo! Finance
Latest in finance news

ZDNet
Business technology blogs

 

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