Essentials of Investments (Paperback)

Part I: Elements of Investments 1 Investments: Background and Issues 2 Asset Classes and Financial Instruments 3 Securities Markets 4 Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Part II: Portfolio Theory 5 Risk and Return: Past and Prologue 6 Efficient Diversification 7 Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Theory 8 The Efficient Market Hypothesis 9 Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis Part III: Debt Securities 10 Bond Prices and Yields 11 Managing Bond Portfolios Part IV: Security Analysis 12 Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis 13 Equity Valuation 14 Financial Statement Analysis Part V: Serivative Markets 15 Options Markets 16 Option Valuation 17 Futures Markets and Risk Management Part VI: Active Investment Management 18 Portfolio Performance Evaluation 19 Globalization and International Investing 20 Hedge Funds 21 Taxes, Inflation, and Investment Strategy 22 Investors and the Investment Process