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Financial Systems Interventions

Economic activity affects small and large businesses, interest and mortgage rates, the stock market, and the global marketplace. In a sense, it affects the entire world's purchasing power. The financial system's primary role is to move savings from one business or individual into investments for another business or individual. It is extremely important to have general familiarity with basic financial concepts to communicate with the finance division or the accountant or the marketing specialist or with anyone in the organization concerned about money and its true cost.

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