Introduction: Capital formation, risk, and the corporation -- The corporation and other forms of business organization -- The corporation balance sheet -- The operating statements : the income statement and annual cash flow statement -- Financial current operations, ration and credit analysis -- Financing current operations and the cash budget -- Capital and new issue markets -- The equity of the corporation : common and preferred stock -- Long-term debt -- Debt, equity, the optimal financial structure and the cost of funds -- Investing in assets : theory of investment decision making -- Regression analysis and forecasting models -- Time series modeling and the forecasting effectiveness of the U.S. Leading economic indicators -- Risk and return of equity and the capital asset pricing model -- Multi-factor risk models -- Options -- Real options -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Liquidation, failure, bankruptcy, and reorganization -- Corporation growth and economic growth and stability -- International business finance -- Management-stockholder relations