Wednesday, August 6 3:00 - 4:00pm eastern

Advanced Issues in Financial Analysis
Presenter: Dubos J. Masson, Ph.D., CTP, Cert ICM

Description:
This teleconference will discuss the basics of how financial accounting statements might not always be providing a full and accurate picture of a company’s financial health. The problems in analyzing financial statement range from legitimate adjustments within GAAP guidelines to more “creative accounting” methods that are designed to actively mislead investors or hide financial problems. Some of the specific topics to be covered include:

• Typical distortions in accounting information
• Reasons why managers might intentionally distort the numbers
• Questions to ask to get the real picture of the company

Bio:
Dr. D.J. Masson is President of The Resource Alliance, and over the past 25 years, has been providing business and financial consulting and training services to a wide variety of corporations, financial institutions, and not-for-profit organizations in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, D.J. has served on the faculty of several universities, and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business. Dr. Masson is a frequent conference speaker on a variety of financial, treasury management, and electronic commerce topics and is the author of numerous articles and such financial textbooks as Treasurer’s Handbook of Financial Management, Essentials of Cash Management and Essentials of Treasury Management. D.J. holds an MBA and Ph.D. in Finance from Indiana University and professional certifications in cash/treasury management from both U.S. and UK treasury associations.