finance
Let an agent explain finance as a field and its branches, describe institutions, markets and regulation, support financial literacy in general terms, and route personal financial decisions to licensed professionals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain finance as a field and its branches, describe institutions, markets and regulation, support financial literacy in general terms, and route personal financial decisions to licensed professionals.
The management of money, credit, investment and risk by individuals, businesses and governments, and the academic field studying them, including corporate finance, personal finance, public and state finance, banking, markets, insurance and financial technology such as insurtech, together with mathematical and stochastic finance and culturally grounded approaches such as Maori finance; finance is regulated by financial authorities and this entry provides general education, not personal financial advice.
What it is for: Management and study of money and risk.
It can be explain branches; describe institutions and regulation; support financial literacy; route personal decisions.
Distinguishing features
Time value of money
Risk and return
Institutions and markets
Regulated
What it looks like
Not physical; a field and set of activities.
How it is recognised
Money, credit, investment, risk
Personal, corporate, public
Accounting records transactions; economics studies the wider system
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - monetary conditions
is related to - currencies
In practice
Families and kinds
personal finance
corporate finance
public and state finance
banking, markets and insurance
mathematical finance and financial technology
Standards and regulation
Financial regulation and supervision
Accounting and reporting standards
Consumer protection in financial services
Failure modes and hazards
Agents giving personal investment advice
Fraud and scams
Systemic crises
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.finance-cognition
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What finance is.
Concepts.
Branches
Branches of finance.
Branches
Branches.
- What are personal, corporate, public, mathematical and other branches of finance, and how do they relate? definition
- Is the user asking for personal financial advice, which needs a licensed professional? boundary
Principles
Core principles.
Principles
Principles.
- What are the time value of money, risk and return, diversification and leverage? definition
- Which entry fits a specific concept? action
System Institutions and markets.
Context.
Institutions
Institutions.
Institutions
Institutions.
- How do banks, markets, insurers, funds and financial technology firms operate, and how are they regulated? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific institution type? action
Public
Public and state finance.
Public
Public finance.
- How do governments raise, borrow and spend money, and how does state finance differ from corporate finance? provenance
- Which entry fits public finance? action
Literacy Financial literacy.
Practice.
Basics
Everyday finance.
Basics
Basics.
- What general principles of budgeting, saving, borrowing and insurance do consumer bodies recommend? provenance
- Which entry fits financial literacy? action
Fraud
Scams and protection.
Fraud
Fraud.
- How can financial scams be recognised, and what protections exist? provenance
- Is a scam or fraud in progress, requiring the bank and authorities? boundary
Learn Research and teaching.
Education.
Research
Research and debates.
Research
Research.
- What are current research and debates in finance, including behavioural finance and culturally grounded approaches such as Maori finance, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How did finance develop from early banking to modern global markets and crises? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each branch be a separate entry?
- How should regulators be linked?
- How should literacy resources be linked?