Forum Topic Responses: One comprehensive forum topic is assigned weekly. Students are required to research their selected forum topic, using a minimum of 3 reference sources in addition to the text book, and then compile a 1,000-word response to the forum topic no later than Day 2 of the week. APA format is required. Submit your forum topic response through Weekly Materials, Week 5, for grading.

Comprehensive, forum topic response contributions will be critically graded on the thought quality of the response, work effort, research, and analysis.

Select one of the following forum topics to research and write about.

-Dividend policy

-The ‘irrelevance' of dividend policy

-Stock repurchases

-Raising capital

-Costs of going public