Your argument might be more serious if you didn't weave comments like this into it. It's quite clear that statement hasn't been made or insinuated.
Also, as far as the church spending time teaching its members all the different ways it invests would be quite tangential to a Sunday class. People don't go to church to understand how the church operates but rather why. As far as the church employing individuals who have studied finance and know how to make the church financially sound is logical and right. The church itself encourages higher studies. Employing those who have studied to further the work is being a wise steward.
Now if they are only using the money to make individuals rich, that would go counter to teachings. What handful of people are you referring to?
A membership report is tangential to the topics in general conference, but that was never left out of conference (at least until the church stopped growing).
You don't have to spend time talking about it in church. Publish an audited yearly financial report, and send it to members in the mail.
And yes it does matter. The church operates like a business. Members literally think of tithing as a form of giving to charity. They should have some expectations and understanding of how that money is spent. Would tithing receipts be the same as they currently are if everybody knew the church had hundreds of billions of assets, 15 years of tithing on reserve, and spent less than a percent of it actually helping those that are in need of charity?
Also, as far as the church spending time teaching its members all the different ways it invests would be quite tangential to a Sunday class. People don't go to church to understand how the church operates but rather why. As far as the church employing individuals who have studied finance and know how to make the church financially sound is logical and right. The church itself encourages higher studies. Employing those who have studied to further the work is being a wise steward.
Now if they are only using the money to make individuals rich, that would go counter to teachings. What handful of people are you referring to?