Why Bank Bailouts Haven't Led to Jobs

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. FINANCE & ACCOUNTING HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile Why Bank Bailouts Haven't Led to Jobs Jeff Stibel We need to go back to the drawing board before we double-dip. Under Fire, Microfinance Faces Falling Out of Favor Vijay Govindarajan Regulation and skepticism threaten what remains a powerful business model. Read more. Shareholder Capitalism Is Dead John T. Landry Say-on-pay was supposed to change compensation schemes. Here's what really happened. Read more. Better Protection for U.S. Consumers Video Advice for financial services regulators. Read more. Guide to Finance Basics for Managers HBR OnPoint Collection Where do you begin if your boss asks you to prepare a break-even analysis? Can you tell the difference between an income statement and a balance sheet? Between gross margin and revenue? Do you understand why a business that's profitable can still go belly-up? Has your grasp of your company's numbers helped—or hurt—your career? If questions like these make you sweat, you've come to the right place. This guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to master the finance basics, as all good managers must. You'll learn how to speak the language of finance, compare your firm's financials with rivals', size up your vulnerability to industry downturns, shift your unit's focus from revenues to profits, use financial data to defend budget requests, avoid running out of cash and going out of business, keep costs from killing your bottom line, invest smartly through cost/benefit analysis, sell your brilliant idea with ROI, and avoid putting too much faith in the numbers. Pricing Secrets of Ticket Scalpers HBR IdeaCast Where risk and flexibility meet market inefficiency. Read more. ADVERTISEMENT BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done ADVERTISEMENT Free HBR Interactive issue Download the iPad app HBR Reads, and get your issue with audio and video interviews and multimedia slideshows. Learn more » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Finance & Accounting" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every month. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2011 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)