Introduction to financial valuation -- Research and its presentation -- Financial statement and company risk analysis -- Income approach -- Cost of capital/rates of return -- Market approach -- Asset approach -- Valuation discounts and premiums -- Report writing -- Business valuation standards -- Valuation of pass-through entities -- Estate, gift, and income tax valuations -- Valuation of family limited partnerships -- Summary of court case issues -- Shareholder disputes -- Valuation issues in employee stock ownership plans -- Valuation in the divorce setting -- Valuation issues in small businesses -- Valuation issues in professional practices -- Strategic benchmarking for value -- Valuation of intangible assets -- Marketing, managing, and making money in a valuation services group -- Business damages -- Other valuation services areas -- Valuation of healthcare service businesses -- Special industry valuations -- Valuation views and controversial issues : an illustration.