Finance refers to the administration, development, and analysis of money and investments.
Finance refers to the administration, development, and analysis of money and investments.
It examines how and why a person, corporation, or government obtains the funds required referred to as capital in the corporate sense as well as how they spend or invest the money.
The following major types of finance are often used: business finance, personal finance, and public finance.
Finance is also about the overall "method," i.e., the financial markets that enable capital to flow within and through these areas through investments and other financial instruments; this "flow" is supported by the financial services industry.