Discover a great value with this well-written, well-illustrated survey of the field of finance. BASIC FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INVESTMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT, 9th Edition by Herbert B. Mayo discusses the three primary aspects of finance?financial institutions, investments, and management?and examines how these aspects interrelate. Mayo presents this information using a modular format, designed to enhance student understanding and simplify your teaching experience. Each chapter offers a concise, self-contained treatment of one or two specific finance concepts or institutions that an instructor can easily cover in a single class period. BASIC FINANCE, 9th Edition provides a breadth of knowledge and strong finance foundation upon which your students can build. The text clearly introduces the important topic of Time Value of Money using four approaches to reinforce the concept?interest tables, financial calculator keystrokes, and investment analysis calculator software created specifically for the Mayo books. In addition, the book features a Microsoft® Excel appendix to show students how to use this increasingly popular method. Numerous Internet references and calculator solutions encourage students to use technology to solve financial problems, while number problems, cases, and succinct explanations further reinforce understanding of basic concepts