Synopses & Reviews
This text teaches important theoretical models to help your students organize their investments. Your students will learn how to time investment decisions, analyze financial statements, and achieve successful investment results through a global outlook.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION
1. An Overview of Risk and Return
2. How Efficient Markets Work
3. Sources of Financial Information
II. PORTFOLIO THEORY
4. Development of Modern Portfolio Theory
5. Portfolio Theory and the Measurement of Investment Performance
6. Recent Developments in Portfolio Theory
III. INVESTMENT TIMING
7. Business Cycles and Investment Strategy
8. Technical Analysis
IV. SECURITY ANALYSIS
9. Understanding Financial Statements
10. Common Stock Valuation
11. Industry Analysis
12. Company Analysis
13. Valuation of Debt Instruments: Credits Analysis
14. Valuation of Debt Instruments: Price Analysis
15. Derivative Instruments
16. Beyond Securities: Additional Investment Choices
Appendix to Part IV
Summary of Widely Used Financial Ratios
V. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
17. Investor Policies
18. Portfolio Tactics
19. International Investing