CCH"s U.S. MASTER FINANCE GUIDE offers abundant information and practical guidance on corporate financial management and accounting in a convenient, handy and affordable package. With the Guide, financial officers, controllers, treasurers, analysts, consultants, investment advisors, accountants, and other professionals can easily find what to look for, what to watch out for, what to do and how to do it. Valuable lists, illustrative tables and charts, sample calculations, formulas, ratios, and descriptive explanations are all laid out and organized to help save time and improve productivity. This practical reference contains approaches and techniques for understanding and problem-solving help on: - Managerial accounting and financial analysis - Financial statement analysis and financial metrics - Financial forecasting, planning, and budgeting - Management of assets and liabilities - Financing the business - Long-term capital budgeting decisions - Business valuations - Investments - Risk management and financial engineering - Mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs - Multinational finance - Personal financial planning Part One describes financial management and summarizes new developments in finance. Part Two briefly describes certificates related to finance and its related fields. Part Three addresses the foundation of financial management. Part Four focuses on managerial accounting and financial decisions --- break-even cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, leverage and risks, budgeting and financial modeling, and capital budgeting. Part Five is directed toward financial analysis areas including risk/reward and financial statement analysis for internal evaluation. Part Six deals with how to adequately obtain financing for the business to meet its goals and financial needs. Part Seven surveys a variety of investment vehicles and discusses the pros and cons of each. The global investing arena is also taken up. Part Eight address special topics in financial management. It begins with risk management and financial engineering. It presents the planning and financial aspects for mergers and acquisitions. The reasons and ways of divesting of business segments are discussed. The financial management issues of overseas operations crucial to multinational companies (MNCs) are addressed. Key elements of personal financial planning are summarized. The Appendix provides additional reference information, including a finance glossary, financial tables and tools. This handy reference is written for all finance professionals in all career stages.