In a world of specialization, no other profession likely requires such broad, yet in-depth knowledge than that of financial analyst. Financial analysts must not only possess a broad understanding of the financial markets-including structure, organization, efficiency, portfolio management, risk and return, and planning and construction-but they must also have a strong sense of how to evaluate industries and companies prior to engaging in an analysis of a specific stock. Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis provides the broad-based knowledge professionals and students of the markets need to manage money and maximize return. The book

Details market structure and functions, market anomalies, secondary market basics, and regulation
Describes investment assets and asset classes, types of positions and orders, as well as forecasting methodologies
Discusses return and risk characteristics, portfolio diversification and management, the basics of both technical analysis and major technical indicators, and much more
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Information

Publisher

Wiley

Year

2011

ISBN

9781118001165

Edition

Topic

Business

Subtopic

Investments & Securities

Index

Business

Cover
Contents
Title
Copyright
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Market Organization and Structure
Chapter 2: Security Market Indices
Chapter 3: Market Efficiency
Chapter 4: Portfolio Management: An Overview
Chapter 5: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I
Chapter 6: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II
Chapter 7: Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction
Chapter 8: Overview of Equity Securities
Chapter 9: Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis
Chapter 10: Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools
Chapter 11: Equity Market Valuation
Chapter 12: Technical Analysis
Glossary
References
About the Authors
Index