BUS-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Strategic Thinking, Portfolio Manager, Capital Budgeting
5 Apr 2016
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Work with financial assets such as stocks and bonds. Value of financial assets, risk versus return, and asset allocation. Job opportunities: stockbroker or financial advisor, portfolio manager, security analyst. It"s very social: a lot of networking, goes beyond. Companies that specialize in financial matter: banks commercial and investment, credit unions, saving and loans, insurance companies, brokerage firms. An area of specialization within each of the areas discussed so far. May allow you to work in other countries or at least travel on a regular basis. Need to be familiar with exchange rates and political risk. Need to understand the customs of other countries; speaking a foreign language fluently is also helpful. Marketing: budgets, marketing research, marketing financial products. Accounting: dual accounting and financial function, preparation of financial statements. Financial managers try to answer some, or all, of these questions. The top financial manager within a firm is usually the chief financial officer (cfo)
