Businesses have to make many financial decisions that have a direct impact on operations and the ability to successfully compete in the marketplace.

prepare a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

describe the process of financial planning used to estimate asset investment requirements for a corporation. describe the concept of working capital management. Identify and briefly describe several financial instruments that are used as marketable securities to park excess cash.
Assume that you are financial advisor to a business. Describe the advice that you would give to the client for raising business capital using both debt and equity options in today's economy.
describe why a business may decide to seek capital from a foreign investor indicating the risk and rewards for such a decision. Provide support for rationale.
describe the historical relationships between risk and return for common stocks versus corporate bonds. describe how diversification helps in risk reduction in a portfolio. Support response with actual data and concepts learned in this course.
Use at least one (1) quality references.