http://courses.dsu.edu/finance/major/whatis.htm

Financial Management Financial Markets & Institutions InvestmentsFinancial management is the study and practice of making dollar*-denominated decisions within a single firm, i.e., microfinance. Most job opportunities in finance are in financial management; every company needs a financial manager, even a one-person operation. Financial managers are concerned with the acquisition and allocation of financial resources for a company. They spend most of their time managing working capital (short-term assets and liabilities).*Or yen or Euros, etc.

This includes money markets (short-term debt) and capital markets (long-term debt and equities). Money markets provide companies and governments with liquidity, and the capital markets provide the same entities with long-term capital. Typical financial institutions are commercial banks, investment banks, thrifts, insurance companies, and credit unions.

Employment is usually found in one of three areas: a) sales, b) security analysis and portfolio management, or c) financial planning. Typical firms are stock brokerages, commercial banks, investment companies (mutual funds), and insurance companies.

People employed in any one of the three main areas of finance must be familiar with the workings of the other two. All three areas strongly interact .

What is Finance?

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http://www.mymajors.com/salary-careers-jobs/Finance-major

http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/business/finance-major.htm

The average salary for finance majors rose 3.9percent to $48,300. Most of their reported salaries arefrom employers in the banking industry, where theiraverage salary sits at $43,830. Finance majors foundtheir highest average starting salary—$68,770—with securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and otherfinancial investment firms.

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The average salary reported for marketing majors is up 4.1 percent to $51,200. Retail trade andmanufacturing employers supplied the greatestnumber of opportunities, but provided distinctlydifferent salaries. On average, marketing majorslanding in the retail trade industry averaged $35,680,while those who got jobs with manufacturers averaged$45,550. Those lucky enough to land with computersystems design companies pulled in the highestaverage salary in this major—$57,300.

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