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Description of Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

The purpose of this text is to help the student learn how to manage their money to derive the maximum benefit from what they earn. This book covers mixing investment instruments and capital markets with the theoretical detail on evaluating investments and opportunities to satisfy risk-return objectives along with how investment practice and theory is influenced by globalization. The material is intended to be rigorous and empirical yet not overly quantitative. Reilly/Brown provides the best foundation, used extensively by professionals, organizations, and schools across the country. A great source for those with both a theoretical and practical need for investment expertise.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780324405897

Pages:

1100 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

23016

Publisher:

South-Western, Division of Thomson Learning

Published:

17/12/2005

Edition:

International ed Edition

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Contents of Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

PART 1: The Investment background
1. The Investment Setting
2. The Asset Allocation Decision
3. Selecting Investments in a Global Market
4. Organization and Functioning of Securities Markets
5. Security-Market Indicator Series.

PART 2: Developments in investment theory
6. Efficient Capital Markets
7. An Introduction to Portfolio Management
8. An Introduction to Asset Pricing Models
9. Extensions and Testing of Asset Pricing Theories

PART 3: Analysis and management of bonds
10. Bond Fundamentals
11. The Analysis and Valuation of Bonds
12. Bond Portfolio Management Strategies

PART 4: Valuation of principles and practices
13. Analysis of Financial Statements
14. An Introduction to Security Valuation
15. The Analysis of Alternative Economies and Security Markets: The Global Asset Allocation Decision

PART 5: Analysis of common stocks
16. Stock-Market Analysis
17. Industry Analysis
18. Company Analysis and Stock Selection
19. Technical Analysis
20. Equity Portfolio Management Strategies

PART 6: Derivative security analysis
21. An Introduction to Derivative Markets and Securities
22. Forward and Futures Contracts.
23. Option Contracts
24. Swap Contracts, Convertible Securities, and Other Embedded Derivatives

PART 7: Investment companies and evaluating portfolio performance
25. Professional Asset Management
26. Evaluation of Portfolio Performance

Appendix A: How to become a chartered financial analyst

Appendix B: Code of ethics and standards of professional conduct

Appendix C: Interest tables

Appendix D: Standard normal probabilities