Sound Investing: Uncover Fraud and Protect Your Portfolio
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Introduction: The Financial Environment—A Crime Scene?
1: The Financial Pressure
2: The Opportunity
3: The Rationalization
Part 1: Background, Theories, and Concepts that Form the Framework of Accounting
4: Revenue Recognition
5: Cost Allocation
6: Valuation of Assets and Liabilities
7: Cash versus Accrual
Part 2: Detecting the Truth on the Income Statement and Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
8: Revenue Hoaxes
9: Expense Dodges
10: One Time Charges
11: Stock Accounts Shams
12: Retained Earnings Evidence
Part 3: Uncovering Clues on the Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows
14: Liability Tricks
15: Classification Fiddling
16: Off0Balance Sheet Shams
17: Cash from Operations Cons
Part 4: Spotting Clues in the Notes to the Financial Statements
18: Schedules
19: Significant Accounting Policies and Changes in Them
20: Related Parties Transaction Ruse
Part 5: Evaluating the Evidence in the Annual Report and SEC Filings
22: Management Discussion and Analysis
23: Internal Control
24: Change in Auditor
25: The Auditors’ Opinion
26: News Releases and Pro Forma Earnings
?27: Executive Talent or Deceit
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 warning signs and build a solid wall of protection around your investments. You'll discover how to:
- Interpret the financial disclosures of public corporations
- Uncover clues to fiddling on the balance sheet
- Detect truth on the income statement and statement of stockholder's equity
- Identify the ruse in notes to the financial statements
- Evaluate evidence in the annual report and SEC filings