1. If all companies had an objective of maximizing shareholder wealth, would people overall tend to be better or worse off?

2. Contrast the objective of maximizing earnings with that of maximizing wealth.

3. Should the managers of a company own sizable amounts of common stock in the company? What are the pros and cons?

4. What are the three major functions of the financial manager? How are they related?

5. What is financial management all about?