Financial and Strategic Management of Projects Wk7

2) Identify 3-5 sources of funding for projects. You may include budget allocations directly from governments or private sources of finance. What are their relative advantages and disadvantages There are many sources that can be used to finance a project. Five of those sources are common stocks, preferred stocks, bonds, governmental incentives, and retained earnings. Common stocks are one of the most popular investments in the market. One of the best attributes of common stocks is that they are extremely liquid (Little, 2011). Preferred stocks are another source that can be used. Preferred stocks guarantee its holders a dividend payment that if is not paid it accumulates. Bonds are individual loans of 1000 each that are issued by corporations to be sold to individuals. An advantage of