Description |
xx, 571 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Investments: background and issues -- Asset classes and financial markets -- Securities markets -- Managed funds and investment management -- Risk and return: past and prologue -- Efficient diversification -- Capital asset pricing and arbitrage pricing theory -- The efficient market hypothesis -- Bond prices and yields -- Managing bond portfolios -- Equity valuation -- Macroeconomic and industry analysis -- Financial statement analysis -- Investors and the investment process -- Hedge funds -- Portfolio performance evaluation |
Summary |
Emphasizes asset allocation while presenting the practical applications of investment theory. The authors concentrate on the intuition and insights that will be useful to students throughout their careers as new ideas and challenges emerge from the financial marketplace. Drew, Griffith University; Basu, Queensland University of Technology |
Analysis |
Australian |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate |
Subject |
Investments -- Textbooks.
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Investments.
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Portfolio management -- Textbooks.
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Portfolio management.
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Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Author |
Basu, A. (Anup), author
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Drew, Michael E., author
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Kane, Alex, author, author
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Marcus, Alan J., author
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ISBN |
0071012389 (paperback) |
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9780071012386 (paperback) |
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