strayer FIN100 full course (all discussions +homeworks + assignments +quizzes)

Week 1

"Financial Concepts and Financial Crisis" Please respond to the following:

· Explain at least two (2) ways financial systems and markets have had an impact in your life in the past or may impact you in the future.

· Determine at least one (1) course of action the Federal Reserve can take to minimize the negative impact that a financial crisis could potentially have on the U.S. economy. Provide support for your response.

Week 2

"Banks and the Federal Reserve System" Please respond to the following:

· Take a position on whether federal regulation helps or hurts U.S. banks. Provide support for your position.

· From the e-Activity, compare the main types of consumer and economic information each Website provides. Explain why you believe these sites list the same or different information.

Week 3

"Economic Policy and International Finance" Please respond to the following:

· From the first e-Activity, explain whether you believe it is U.S. consumers or policy makers who affect the money supply the most. Provide a rationale for your response.

· From the second e-Activity, identify the two (2) countries that you researched and each country’s exchange rate. Indicate which country’s exchange rate would be the most favorable for business operations. Provide support for your rationale.

Week 4

"Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Interest Rates" Please respond to the following:

· From the e-Activity, identify the most significant U.S. GDP results and trends for the most recent three-year period. Indicate the key factors that you believe have had an impact on the GDP increase or decrease. Provide support for your rationale.

· The Federal Reserve Board has kept the federal rate to a nominal rate in recent years. Explain the rationale for this behavior, indicating the effectiveness on financial markets.

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Week 5 discussion

"Time Value of Money and Annuity" Please respond to the following:

· From the e-Activity, create a personal scenario that exemplifies the time value of money that includes the opportunity cost involved.

· Describe one (1) real-life example that shows the manner in which a person can use an annuity for retirement planning.

Week 6

Week 6 Discussion

COLLAPSE

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"Financing, Valuation, and Rating Agencies" Please respond to the following:

· Suppose you were given an opportunity to own a business of your choosing. First, briefly describe your business; then explain the most efficient way to raise capital to either start or expand your business. Provide support for your response.

· Determine at least two (2) key advantages of equity financing compared to debt financing options. Provide a rationale for your response.

Week 7

"Securities Market and Investment Diversification" Please respond to the following:

· Identify the key benefits of a company investing and trading securities. Provide a rationale for your response.

· List two (2) reasons investment diversification is important. Explain your rationale.

Week 8

"Business Organization and Stock Ratios" Please respond to the following:

· Determine at least two (2) benefits to an organization using a partnership business structure as opposed to establishing a corporation structure. Provide support for your response.

· From the e-Activity, explain the ratio that is most meaningful to assessing the performance of your chosen stock. Provide support for your rationale.

Week 9

"Working Capital and Short-Term Financing" Please respond to the following:

· Determine the single greatest challenge to a small business’ working capital. Identify at least two (2) methods this small business could use to address the identified challenge. Provide a rationale for each method that you identified.

· Explain the major economic and / or other salient business environmental factors that are likely to impact the availability of short-term financing for a given business. Provide support for your rationale.

Week 10

"Capital Budgeting and Capital Structure" Please respond to the following:

· Discuss two (2) pros and two (2) cons of a business applying different capital budgeting techniques when it is faced with making wealth-maximizing decisions around investing corporate funds. Provide at least one (1) example that illustrates the potential consequences of a business deciding to apply a single technique to all corporate investment decisions.

· Identify the most efficient capital structures for both a manufacturing company and a software development firm. Provide a rationale for your response.

Week 11

"Course Wrap-Up" Please respond to the following:

· Summarize two (2) new areas of knowledge you gained during this course.

· Discuss the manner in which these two (2) new areas of knowledge will benefit you in your current or future career.

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Week 1 Homework Submission

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· Chapter 1: E3

· Chapter 2: P2 and P5

Week 2 Homework

· Chapter 3: P1 and P5

· Chapter 4: P5

Week 3 Homework

· Chapter 5: P1 and P6

· Chapter 6: P9

Week 5 Homework

· Chapter 7: P4

· Chapter 8: P4

· Chapter 9: P6

Week 6 Homework

· Chapter 10: P22, P23, P24

Week 7 Homework

· Chapter 11: P2

· Chapter 12: P6 and P8

Week 9 Homework

· Chapter 15: P1

· Chapter 16: P3 and P4

Week 10 Homework

· Chapter 17: P1 and P7

· Chapter 18: P8

Week 4 assignment

Week 4 Assignment 1 Submission

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Assignment 1: Complexities of the U.S. Financial System
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

The U.S. financial system has many complexities, and it is impacted by several environmental factors, including federal regulations and the economy.

Write a two (2) page paper in which you:

1. Briefly describe one (1) way the U.S. financial markets impact the economy, one (1) way the U.S. financial markets impact businesses, and one (1) way the U.S. financial markets impact individuals.

2. Briefly explain the primary roles of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Federal Reserve Chairman, and the Federal Reserve Board. Indicate each party’s effectiveness in today’s economic environment. Provide support for your explanation.

3. Briefly explain two (2) ways interest rates influence the U.S. and global financial environment. Provide at least one (1) example of such influence for both the U.S. financial environment and one (1) example for the global financial environment.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Week 8 assignment 2

Assignment 2: Business Financing and the Capital Structure
Due Week 8 and worth 240 points

Businesses have to make many financial decisions that have a direct impact on operations and the ability to successfully compete in the marketplace. Base your writing on the information from the course coupled with information located in the Strayer databases or Internet.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Assume that you are financial advisor to a business. Describe the advice that you would give to the client for raising business capital using both debt and equity options in today’s economy. Outline the major advantages and disadvantages of each option.

2. Summarize the advice that you would give the client on selecting an investment banker to assist the business in raising this capital.

3. Explain the historical relationships between risk and return for common stocks versus corporate bonds. Explain the manner in which diversification helps in risk reduction in a portfolio. Support response with actual data and concepts learned in this course.

4. Use at least one (1) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. However, you may use data sources, such as Yahoo Finance.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.