CONTENTS Chapter 1 Careers in Finance New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials: Careers in Corporate Finance Chapter 2 Money and Banks New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Deposit Insurance and Bank Failures Seigniorage Chapter 3 Interest Rate and Exchange Rate New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Factors Affecting Interest Rate Policy The Need for Currency Exchange Chapter 4 Money Market New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Money Management Chapter 5 Business Financing New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Financing Through Franchising Chapter 6 Financial Statements New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials: Cash Flow Statement Chapter 7 Central Banks:The Federal Reserve System New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Foreign Central Banks Chapter 8 Bank for International Settlement New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Changes in the World s Financial Markets in the Last 30 Years and Its Implications for the Future Chapter 9 The World Bank New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials: What is the World Bank? Chapter 10 The Asian Development Bank New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Accelerating Agriculture and Rural Development for Inclusive Growth Policy Implications for Developing Asia Chapter 11 The Internationnal Monetary Fund New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:World Economic Growth Stronger than Projected: IMF Chapter 12 The Foreign Exchange Market New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Foreign Exchange Spreads Chapter 13 Securities and Exchange Commission New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:China Securities Regulatory Commission(CSRC) Chapter 14 Investments New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials: Investing Chapter 15 Bond Basics New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Retail Notes Make Bond Investing Easier Chapter 16 Mutual Funds New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:The Truth Behind Mutual Fund Returns Chapter 17 Futures Markets New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials: Options Basics Chapter 18 Insurance New Words and Expressions Notes Exercises Reading Materials:Insight into Insurance Scoring Medicaid Versus LTC Insurance References