Financial Management: Theory and Practice (Harcourt College Publishers Series in Finance),   ISBN:9780324235975

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I just want to say that the book was in very good condition as well as it came in a few days quicker than i expected

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The description of the book was correct. The book was in great condition and was mailed out timely. In fact, I received the book sooner then promised. I like the way I was able to track the book during the mailing process.

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The exercises could be improved upon. The book needs a good teacher/instructor in order to "come alive" - not a book for self-study. But then again, which Finance book is?

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although I got one in good shape. Did not get the CD i was promised.

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This book falls into the category of professors who know the material, but just can't communicate it. I can tell it was written on a schedule...sloppy wording, confusing definitions, and unintuitive examples and explanations. This information isn't that tough to understand...poor writing makes it so.

Here's a paragraph defining WACC, p.11.
Financial managers also must make finance decisions relating to how to finance the firm. In particular, what mix of debt and equity should be used, and what specific types of debt and equity should be issued? Also, what percentage of current earnings should be retained and reinvested rather than paid out as dividends? Along with these financing decisions, the general level of interest rates in the economy, the risk of the firm's operations, and stock market investors' overall attitude toward risk determine the rate of return that is required to satisfy a firm's investors. This is a return from investors' perspectives, but it is a cost from the company's point of view. Therefore, it is called the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

As in the rest of the book, too many words, no directness or clarity.

Don't buy this book for self-study; you'll spend most of your time trying to decipher the obfuscating sentences.