This updated edition defines and explains key financial terms and discusses topics that include:


Business types and taxation methods, including the latest changes in 2017 and 2018
The value of money over time
Capital budgeting
Investing and financing
Dividend policy
Investment decisions based on financial derivatives
Financial analysis
Managing working capital
Analyzing financial statements
Financial Software, Social Media and Database


Books in Barron's Business Review Series are intended mainly for classroom use, and include review questions with answers. They make fine supplements to main texts when included in college-level business courses, and can serve as main textbooks in adult education and business brush-up programs.