Download or read book Understanding Finance written by and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2007-08-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the essential concepts of finance—budgeting, forecasting, and planning—to managers who are not financial managers. Understanding Finance contains relevant information on how to: understand what the three basic financial statements and ratio analysis tell about a company's financial health; develop and track a budget; and assess an investment opportunity.