financial management

accounting

Maintaining financial records

• economicsScience of resource allocation
• valuationAssessment of monetary worth
• MBAGraduate degree in commerce

CFA · certification · curriculum · textbook · coursework

allocation

Distribution of shares

• forecastingEstimating future conditions
• expensesMoney spent on things
• cashflowNet money movement

revenue · deficit · surplus · variance · planning · projection · fiscal · costs · expenditure · capital

revenue

Business income total

• earningsMoney gained from work
• net incomeProfit after all deductions
• gross marginProfit from direct costs

return on investment · operating profit · profit margin · bottom line · markup · cash flow · turnover · monetization · break-even · loss prevention

deposit

Place for safekeeping

• nest eggSaved money for later
• reserveSupply kept back
• piggy bankCoin-slot savings container

rainy day fund · emergency fund · retirement · frugality · endowment · escrow · safety net · compound interest · high-yield · liquidity

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

• bondsTies that unite
• portfolioCollected works or assets
• diversificationExpanding into varied areas

equities · mutual funds · securities · asset allocation · retirement planning · capital gains · dividends · market analysis · risk assessment · trading

• corporate financecost of capital, investment, capital markets, NPV, shareholder
• local financecouncil tax, community banks, budgets, regional banks, state bonds
• public financestreasury bonds, treasury notes, exchequer, public funds, public accounts
• managementmanagers, executives, boss, supervisors, directors
• budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
• accountingbookkeeping, ledger, balance sheet, general ledger, accounts payable