Her health problems have put a serious strain on her 'finances'. [=she lacks money because of an unusual number of health expenses]
His 'finances' were in bad shape. [=he did not have enough money]
an expert in 'finance' who predicts global economic disaster
(..) Well, what does he do? Is he an artisan... ...a craftsman, a labourer of some sort? - Wall Street. - High finance. Bulls, bears, people from Connecticut. And he happens to be pretty good-looking. All right, sir. (..)1990 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Stakeout Season: 1 Episode 2