Finance for the Real World
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 602
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This resource provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of corporate finance. It begins with the foundations of corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, and the interpretation of financial statements, before exploring business valuation, economic moats, the time value of money, bond valuation, and capital budgeting techniques. The text then examines short-term financial planning, cash, inventory, and credit management, followed by an in-depth discussion of risk, return, cost of capital, and corporate governance. Additional chapters address financing decisions, including debt policy, leasing, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate control, concluding with strategies for managing financial risk through derivatives and enterprise risk management. Throughout, the text integrates theoretical concepts with practical financial decision-making to prepare students and professionals to evaluate investments, manage corporate resources, and maximize organizational value.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance
Chapter 2 Financial Markets and Institutions in Canada
Chapter 3 Financial Statements: How to Find and Interpret Relevant Information
Chapter 4 Economic Moat: How to Spot a Good Business
Chapter 5 Time Value of Money (TVM)
Chapter 6 Bond Valuation
Chapter 7 How to Value a Business
Chapter 8 Capital Budgeting Techniques
Chapter 9 Short-Term Financial Planning
Chapter 10 Cash and Inventory Management
Chapter 11 Credit Management and Collection
Chapter 12 What Is Risk?
Chapter 13 Risk, Return, and Capital Budgeting
Chapter 14 Cost of Capital
Chapter 15 Corporate Governance
Chapter 16 Sources of Financing
Chapter 17 Debt Policy
Chapter 18 Leasing
Chapter 19 Dividend Policy
Chapter 20 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control
Chapter 21 Managing Risk with Derivatives
Chapter 22 Risk Management
Mohammad Siddiquee is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Business Administration, Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Mount Saint Vincent University. Dr. Siddiquee comes to the Mount from the University of New Brunswick Saint John. His research focuses on behavioral finance and the psychology of decision-making, particularly in investment management. Influenced by the works of Benjamin Graham and his disciple Warren Buffett, Dr. Siddiquee also studies value investing and has co-developed a simple value-investing decision-making tool.
Originally from Bangladesh, Dr. Siddiquee attended Jahangirnagar University, where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration in 2001 and 2002. He received his MBA in 2012 and PhD in 2017 from the University of New Brunswick.
Dr. Arron Fraser is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance at Mount Saint Vincent University. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Manchester. A Chartered Accountant, Dr. Fraser is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), a member of CPA Ontario (CPA, CGA), and a PROSCI Certified Change Manager. Before joining Mount Saint Vincent University in 2021, he served in executive leadership roles as CEO of Power Producers & Distributors, Country Manager and Accounting Manager for Wärtsilä Operations Guyana Inc., and as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Guyana.