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Introduction to
Cashflow Analysis Author: Robert J. Donohue CCIM Regent School Press Also available from your favorite booksellers.
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Introduction to Cashflow Analysis
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a text first written for use in a graduate-level course designed to prepare students
interested in a career in financial planning. The text concentrates on
teaching the rudiments of financial concepts to those with little or no previous
financial training. Its usefulness, however, is not limited to future financial
planners, but has proven of value to those interested in acquiring a thorough
understanding of financial fundamentals, especially as a prelude to managing his or her
own financial investments.
Analytic skills covered in the text are applicable across a wide
spectrum of investment situations. The objective is to enable the reader to measure
accurately the worth of cashflows flowing from these investment situations, and to
determine the amounts necessary to implement retirement, education and other special-purpose financial plans to reach a targeted goal.
Those who complete the course, or follow the text carefully, should be able to master all
the cashflow analytic skills required for examination by certifying boards, such as the
Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards.
The text uses the Hewlett-Packard 12C financial calculator to solve financial problems and demonstrate solutions. It is not necessary that you know how to use the HP-12C's extensive financial registers, only that you know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide on the machine. Mastery of the other financial functions will evolve naturally as you cover the material. (See Choosing a Financial Calculator)
This book is now used on five University of California campuses in accredited Financial Planning programs.
For a synopsis of material covered, review Table Of
Contents.
For a short description of key financial terms and concepts, click to Financial Glossary
This book uses the Hewlett-Packard 12C model for illustration. See why.