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Uncover Fraud and Protect Your Portfolio
Kate Mooney
ISBN: 9780071481823
Format: Hardback
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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Sound Investing is a nontechnical guide to spotting the red flags in the financial disclosures of public companies and using that information to safeguard your investment portfolio. Authors Kate Mooney, and Kerry Marrer offer priceless guidance on how to interpret the confusing financial information found in a company's statements, as well as in its financial notes, SEC filings, and annual reports.
Are there dangerous red flags in the financial statements you've been receiving? Do you know how to spot signs of trouble in the financial statements of firms you've invested your hard earned dollars in? Do you know what to look for? How to find it? What to do about it? This valuable knowledge could mean the difference between retiring with a healthy portfolio and suffering the devastating fallout of a scandal such as the Enron debacle. Sound Investing is your insurance policy against fraudulent financial reporting. Financial accounting expert Kate Mooney gives you clear, easy-to-follow direction on finding red flags in financial statements, as well as the steps to take to act on these warning signs and build a solid wall of protection around your investments. You'll discover how to: Interpret the financial disclosures of public corporations Uncover clues to fiddling on the balance sheet Detect truth on the income statement and statement of stockholder's equity Identify the ruse in notes to the financial statements Evaluate evidence in the annual report and SEC filings
| ISBN | 0071481826 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780071481823
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Weight (grammes) | 530 | | Imprint | McGraw-Hill Professional | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Publication date | 01 Oct 2007 | | Width (mm) | 155 | | Library of Congress | HG | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 657.3 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| Ch. 1 | | The Financial Pressure | | 3 | | Ch. 2 | | The Opportunity | | 11 | | Ch. 3 | | The Rationalization | | 19 | | Ch. 4 | | Revenue Recognition | | 25 | | Ch. 5 | | Cost Allocation | | 33 | | Ch. 6 | | Valuation of Assets and Liabilities | | 37 | | Ch. 7 | | Cash versus Accrual | | 45 | | Ch. 8 | | Revenue Hoaxes | | 55 | | Ch. 9 | | Expense Dodges | | 67 | | Ch. 10 | | One-Time Charges and Other Format Fakes | | 77 | | Ch. 11 | | Crafty Comprehensive Income | | 85 | | Ch. 12 | | Stock Account Ploys | | 93 | | Ch. 13 | | Retained Earnings Evidence | | 99 | | Ch. 14 | | Asset Scams | | 105 | | Ch. 15 | | Liability Tricks | | 115 | | Ch. 16 | | Classification Deceit | | 123 | | Ch. 17 | | Off-Balance-Sheet Shams | | 129 | | Ch. 18 | | Significant Accounting Policies and Changes in Them | | 135 | | Ch. 19 | | Related-Party Transaction Ruse | | 143 | | Ch. 20 | | Contingency Caper | | 149 | | Ch. 21 | | Cash from Operations Cons | | 159 | | Ch. 22 | | Management Discussion and Analysis | | 167 | | Ch. 23 | | Internal Control | | 171 | | Ch. 24 | | The Auditors' Opinion | | 177 | | Ch. 25 | | Change in Auditors | | 183 | | Ch. 26 | | Pro Forma Earnings | | 189 | | Ch. 27 | | Executive Talent or Deceit | | 195 | | | More... | | |
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