What are the current asset financing strategies that firms adopt? Firms manage a variety of current assets. Permanent current assets are needed for the firm to maintain its business, and they will be carried even through downturns in business cycles. Temporary current assets fluctuate seasonally or with business cycles. Each firm must devise a financing strategy that best fits its business situation and best manages its risk. Use the following table to identify the different current asset financing policies, Long-term capital finances all permanent current assets and some temporary financing needs. Aggressive approach Conservative approach Maturity matching approach All fixed assets and the non seasonal portion of current assets are financed with long term capital and seasonal needs of current assets are hinanced with short-term loans Conservative approach Maturity matching approach Aggressive approach Some portion of fixed assets and the nonseasonal portion of current assets are financed with long term capital, and all seasonal needs of current assets and the remaining portion of fixed assets are hinanced with short-term loans Pages All fixed assets and the nonseasonal portion of current assets are financed with long-term capital, and seasonal needs of current assets are financed with short-term loans Conservative approach Maturity matching approach Aggressive approach Some portion of fixed assets and the noseasonal portion of current assets are financed with long-term capital and all seasonal needs of current assets and the remaining portion of fixed assets are inanced with short term loans. Maturity matching approach Aggressive approach Conservative approach