Volume II: Investment Management and Financial Management focuses on the theories, decisions, and implementations aspects associated with both financial management and investment management. It discusses issues that dominate the financial management arena—capital structure, dividend policies, capital budgeting, and working capital—and highlights the essential elements of today′s investment management environment, which include allocating funds across major asset classes and effectively dealing with equity and fixed income portfolios. Incorporating timely research and in–depth analysis, the Handbook of Finance is a comprehensive 3–Volume Set that covers both established and cutting–edge theories and developments in finance and investing. Other volumes in the set: Handbook of Finance Volume I: Financial Markets and Instruments and Handbook of Finance Volume III: Valuation, Financial Modeling, and Quantitative Tools .