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The market leading Essentials of Investments, 6e by Bodie, Kane and Marcus is an undergraduate textbook on investment analysis, presenting the practical applications of investment theory to convey insights of practical value. The authors have eliminated unnecessary mathematical detail and concentrate on the intuition and insights that will be useful to practitioners throughout their careers as new ideas and challenges emerge from the financial marketplace. Essentials maintains the theme of asset allocation (authors discuss asset pricing and trading then apply these theories to portfolio planning in real-world securities markets that are governed by risk/return relationships). Students that choose the VitalBook version of this title have access to powerful digital learning tools. Students can share notes with others, customize the appearance and layout of the content, and organize all their digital course materials from a single program. VitalSource is a downloadable eBook. Students can install their eBook on up to two machines. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability.
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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- ELEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS
- 1 INVESTMENTS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES
- 2 FINANCIAL SECURITIES
- 3 SECURITIES MARKETS
- 4 MUTUAL FUNDS AND OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES
- PORTFOLIO THEORY
- 5 RISK AND RETURN: PAST AND PROLOGUE
- 6 EFFICIENT DIVERSIFICATION
- 7 CAPITAL ASSET PRICING AND ARBITRAGE PRICING
- 8 EFFICIENT MARKETS AND THE BEHAVIORAL CRITIQUE
- DEBT SECURITIES
- 9 BOND PRICES AND YIELDS
- 10 MANAGING BOND PORTFOLIOS
- SECURITY ANALYSIS
- 11 MACROECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
- 12 EQUITY VALUATION
- 13 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS
- DERIVATIVE MARKETS
- 14 OPTIONS MARKETS
- 15 OPTION VALUATION
- 16 FUTURES MARKETS
- ACTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- 17 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ACTIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
- 18 GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTING
- 19 BEHAVIORAL FINANCE AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
- 20 TAXES, INFLATION, AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY
- 21 INVESTORS AND THE INVESTMENT PROCESS
- Appendix A
- Appendix B REFERENCES TO CFA QUESTIONS
