What Is the Primary Goal of a Financial Manager? When

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Essay

What is the primary goal of a financial manager? When you see firms like Enron imploding from the behavior of executive management,how can you justify your definition?

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Definitions:

Required Return

An annual return rate set as the minimum to attract investment from persons or entities into a specific security or project.

Dividend Growth Rate

The annualized percentage rate of growth of a company's dividends per share.

Dividend Amount

Dividend amount is the sum paid to shareholders out of a company's earnings, typically on a per-share basis.

Dividend Yield

The annual dividend payment divided by the current market price of the stock, expressing the dividend as a percentage of the stock price.