Posts Tagged ‘Financial statements’

On The Soundness Of Our Banks

Banks are institutions where miracles happen regularly. We rarely entrust our money to anyone but ourselves – and our banks. Despite a very turbulent history of mismanagement, corruption, false promises and representations, delusions and incoherent behavior – banks still succeed to motivate us for our money. This is partly the feeling that there is safety in numbers. Fashion is now the term “moral hazard.” The implied warranties of State and other financial institutions that give rise to risks that would otherwise have avoided taking the units. This is part of the sophistication of the banks in marketing and promoting themselves and their products. glossy brochures are professional computer and video presentations and extensive facilities, residential sanctuary, mainly to improve the image of banks as the temples of the new religion of money. But what is behind all this? How can we judge the soundness of our banks? In other words, how can we know if our money safe in a shelter? Read the rest of this entry »

Financial Planning

People, every day, we manage our money well, but few planned to find the most efficient way to spend it or invest it. Companies are also looking for this efficiency, the difference with people is that firms plan itself. Financial planning is a weapon of great importance to civil-society organizations in decision-making processes. For this reason the companies are taking very seriously this tool and devote abundant resources. The ultimate goal of this plan is a “financial plan” which lists and describes the company’s financial tactic also forecasts the future are based on different accounting and financial statements of the same.

The plan is to outline what it intends to meet targets (potential and optimal) to be evaluated later. Although obtaining this financial strategy is the ultimate goal of the plan, it does not occur with vague comments, pour over the top, the financial situation of the company (finance and investment) only occurs after an extensive and thorough analysis all effects, both positive and negative, that may occur for each decision taken with regard to financing or investment. These decisions must be taken together and not separately as this could cause problems by not taking into account decisions bring consequences for other sectors of the company. Read the rest of this entry »