Sound Investing: Uncover Fraud and Protect Your Portfolio

Name: Sound Investing: Uncover Fraud and Protect Your Portfolio
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ISBN: 9780071481823

ISBN-10: 0071481826

ISBN-13: 9780071481823

Edition: 2008

Authors: Kate Mooney, Kerry Marrer

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Are there dangerous red flags in the financial statements you've been receiving? Do you know how to spot signs of trouble in the financial statements of firms you've invested your hard earned dollars in? Do you know what to look for? How to find it? What to do about it? This valuable knowledge could mean the difference between retiring with a healthy portfolio and suffering the devastating fallout of a scandal such as the Enron debacle. "Sound Investing" is your insurance policy against fraudulent financial reporting. Financial accounting expert Kate Mooney gives you clear, easy-to-follow direction on finding red flags in financial statements, as well as the steps to take to act on these…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 9/14/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


The Financial Environment-A Crime Scene?


The Financial Pressure


The Opportunity


The Rationalization


Background, Theories, and Concepts that Form the Framework of Accounting


Revenue Recognition


Cost Allocation


Valuation of Assets and Liabilities


Cash versus Accrual


Detecting the Truth on the Income Statement and Statement of Stockholders Equity


Revenue Hoaxes


Expense Dodges


One-Time Charges and Other Format Fakes


Crafty Comprehensive Income


Stock Account Ploys


Retained Earnings Evidence


Uncovering Clues on the Balance Sheet


Asset Scams


Liability Tricks


Classification Deceit


Off-Balance-Sheet Shams


Spotting Clues in the Notes to the Financial Statements


Significant Accounting Policies and Changes in Them


Related-Party Transaction Ruse


Contingency Caper


Evaluating the Evidence in the Annual Report and SEC Filings


Cash from Operations Cons


Management Discussion and Analysis


Internal Control


The Auditors' Opinion


Change in Auditors


Pro Forma Earnings


Executive Talent or Deceit


Glossary


Using EDGAR


Using XBRL


Financial Frauds/Scandals


Index