Intermediate Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business Sc

Now you can trust the only book specifically written for address concepts from intermediate or advanced corporate finance with Brigham/Daves' INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 11E. This comprehensive book written by renowned finance authors Gene Brigham and Phillip Daves presents a unique, balanced coverage of the conceptual theories and practical skills that lead to stronger financial decisions. The book reinforces coverage from earlier corporate finance learning, while providing new advanced material to challenge even the most prolific learners. Coverage of core issues and of developing trends that are reshaping finance today are clearly discussed throughout the book's reader-friendly approach that is filled with timely real business examples, integrated cases, and Excel spreadsheet models. A comprehensive support package includes Thomson ONE-Business School Edition, the same financial online database Wall Street professionals trust every day as well as optional solutions Aplia for Finance, today's leading online homework management system, and the CengageNOW online learning system with personalized learning path and support.

Dr. Eugene F. Brigham is Graduate Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where he has taught since 1971. He received his MBA and Ph.D. from the University of California-Berkeley and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina. Prior to joining the University of Florida, Dr. Brigham held teaching positions at the University of Connecticut, the University of Wisconsin and the University of California-Los Angeles. A former president of the Financial Management Association, he has written many journal articles on the cost of capital, capital structure and other aspects of financial management. He has authored or co-authored 10 textbooks on managerial finance and managerial economics that are used at more than 1,000 universities in the United States and have been translated into 11 languages worldwide. In addition to his academic writing, Dr. Brigham continues to teach, consult and complete research. He has served as a consultant to many corporations and government agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the U.S. Office of Telecommunications Policy and the RAND Corp., and he has testified as an expert witness in numerous electric, gas and telephone rate cases at both federal and state levels. Dr. Brigham spends his spare time on the golf course, enjoying time with his family and dogs, and tackling outdoor adventure activities, such as biking through Alaska.

Dr. Phillip R. Daves is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. His research interests encompass health care finance, asset pricing, derivative securities, and dividend policy. He has published papers in THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE, APPLIED FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATION, and THE JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS. Dr. Daves' special interests in teaching include health care finance, investments, financial management, and asset pricing--which he teaches at the undergraduate, M.B.A., and Ph.D. levels. Consulting for a range of large and small companies as well as the state of Tennessee, he focuses on business valuation, compensation, value based management, and health care policy. He received his B.A. in economics from Davidson College, his M.S. in mathematics, and his Ph.D. in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.