Write a 1,250-1,500-word paper analyzing concepts of contemporary financial management within the context of today's economic conditions and the increased occurrences of corporate restructuring.

Use the matrices you completed in Modules 1 and 4 to help guide your thinking.

Research financial management and corporate restructuring. Use a minimum of three articles to support your analysis. When researching, focus on articles which discuss real-world cases that exemplify the essence of each required component below and how they can or may have contributed to a corporate restructuring.

Your analysis should include a discussion of the following:

1. The roles and objectives of financial management.
2. The significance of evaluating financial performance, financial planning, and forecasting, and examples of how each can be carried out.
3. Current conditions of fixed income and common stock securities and how these conditions impact financial management.
4. Risk and return and its role in financial management.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.