Assess the Value of Financial Statements
Using critical thinking, address the following:
1. Analyze the primary components of the balance sheet for a commercial bank. Ensure you address how the earnings of a commercial bank are generated. For example, how do mitigated risks influence the decisions made within commercial banks?
2. Support the requirements for the primary components of the balance sheet for an insurance company. Ensure you address how the earnings of an insurance company are generated.
3. Value the significance of the primary components of balance sheets for an investment bank. For example, how does the generation of earnings impact reporting decisions and record keeping for investment banks?
Support your paper with minimum of five (5) resources – you must use “Brown, L., Call, A., Clement, M., & Shapr, N. (2015). Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Sell-Side Financial Analysts” as one of your resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length of paper should be: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
