Financier (pronounced /fɨˈnænsiɚ/, or IPA: [finãˈsje] in French) is a term for a person who handles large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. Money is anything that is generally accepted as Payment for Goods and services and repayment of Debts. A loan is a type of Debt. This article focuses exclusively on monetary loans although in practice any material object might be lent For all other uses see Project (disambiguation. A project, as defined in the field of Project management, consists of a temporary Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in Business management, Finance and Economics, related to saving The term is French, and derives from finance or payment. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated The term financier has upscale and haughty connotations, and the stereotype portrayed by the term is typically of a wealthy and powerful person. A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group

A financier today can be someone who makes their living from investments, particularly in investing in up and coming companies and businesses. Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in Business management, Finance and Economics, related to saving Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to A financier makes money through this process when his or her investment is paid back with interest or from a certain percentage of the company awarded to them as specified by the business deal. The word financier also is synonymous with someone who handles money in any form, noted especially for his or her skill in doing so. By today's standards both a personal accountant and a stockbroker could then be considered financiers. An accountant is a practitioner of Accountancy, which is the measurement disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers investors A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or

Job prerequisites

Officially, there are no degrees or schooling needed to be called a financier as it is a term to describe someone who handles money. Certain financier avenues do require degrees and licenses including stockbrokers, public treasurers, trust fund managers, and accountants. A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or In many Governments a treasurer is the person responsible for running the Treasury. A trust fund manager is a supervisor for a pool of Investment Capital such as that held by a Mutual fund, Pension fund, or Closed-end An accountant is a practitioner of Accountancy, which is the measurement disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers investors Investing, on the other hand, has no requirements and is open to all by means of the stock market or by word of mouth requests for money. A stock market, or (equity market is a private or public market for the trading of company Stock and derivatives of company

Types of financiers

• Accountants
• Stockbroker
• Treasurer
• Trust Fund Manager

Notable financiers

• Nathan Mayer Rothschild
• Carl Icahn
• Edward Lampert
• Michael Milken
• J. P. Morgan
• Anthony J. Drexel
• T. Boone Pickens
• Warren Buffett
• Jacob Schiff
• Haym Solomon
• George Soros

See also

• Philanthropy