Timely, practical applications prepare students to use financial concepts in their future careers. Practitioner Interviews from notable professionals highlight leaders in the field and address the effects of the financial crisis. In the 4th edition, new interviews are included from executives from NASDAQ, Oracle, Google, AngelList, and more. Data Cases and Integrative Cases give students a chance to apply the material with realistic data-analyzing exercises and problems that integrate material across chapters in each major part of the book. Integrated support for Microsoft® Excel® and the financial calculator will save instructors class time while allowing students to “think finance” using the requisite tools. Using Excel boxes describe Excel techniques and include screenshots to serve as a guide for students using this technology. Excel End-of-chapter Problems indicated by an Excel icon have instructor solutions and student templates available in Pearson MyLab Finance. To learn finance, students need to practice finance, and instructors have flexibility in designing their assignments with a wide range of problems, cases, and projects. End-of-Chapter Problems written personally by Berk/DeMarzo/Harford offer instructors the opportunity to assign first-rate materials to students for homework and practice with the confidence that the problems are consistent. In addition, every single problem is available in Pearson MyLab Finance, the groundbreaking homework and tutorial system that accompanies the book. Data Cases and Integrative Cases give students a chance to apply the material with realistic data-analyzing exercises and problems that integrate material across chapters in each major part of the book. Pearson MyLab Finance not included. Students, if MyLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MyLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. Auto-graded Excel Projects. Using proven, field-tested technology, auto-graded Excel Projects allow instructors to seamlessly integrate Excel content into their course without having to manually grade spreadsheets. Students have the opportunity to practice important Finance skills in Microsoft Excel, helping them to master key concepts and gain proficiency with Excel. Students simply download a spreadsheet, work live on a finance problem in Excel, and then upload that file back into Pearson MyLab Finance, where they receive reports on their work that provide personalized, detailed feedback to pinpoint where they went wrong on any step of the problem. These reports generate within minutes of submission. Interactive Figures. Select in-text graphs and figures have been digitally enhanced to allow students to interact with variables to affect outcomes and bring concepts to life