TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bodie,Zvi
AU  - Kane,Alex
AU  - Marcus,Alan J.
TI  - Essentials of investments
SN  - 0072510773 (alk. paper)
U1  - 332.6 21
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill/Irwin
KW  - Investments
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 756-762) and index; Part ONE: ELEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Chapter 1: Investments: Background and IssuesChapter 2: Asset Classes and Financial InstrumentsChapter 3: Securities Markets Chapter 4: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Part TWO: PORTFOLIO THEORY Chapter 5: Risk, Return, and the Historical Record Chapter 6: Efficient Diversification Chapter 7: Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Theory Chapter 8: The Efficient Market Hypothesis Chapter 9: Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis Part THREE: DEBT SECURITIES Chapter 10: Bond Prices and Yields Chapter 11: Managing Bond Portfolios Part FOUR: SECURITY ANALYSIS Chapter 12: Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis Chapter 13: Equity Valuation Chapter 14: Financial Statement Analysis Part FIVE: DERIVATIVE MARKETS Chapter 15: Options Markets Chapter 16: Option Valuation Chapter 17: Futures Markets and Risk Management Part SIX: ACTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Chapter 18: Evaluating Investment Performance Chapter 19: International Diversification Chapter 20: Hedge Funds Chapter 21: Taxes, Inflation, and Investment Strategy Chapter 22: Investors and the Investment Process AppendixesA. ReferencesB. References to CFA Questions Index

N2  - This study of investment analysis presents the practical applications of investment theory. The fifth edition maintains the theme of asset allocation, but has greater emphasis on the Internet and global issues. Standard and Poor's "Market Insight Problems" are included in end-of-chapter problems.
ER  -