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Analysis of Investments & Management of Portfolios

Analysis of Investments & Management of Portfolios

by Frank K . Reilly (Author), KeithC.Brown (Author)

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ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS AND MANAGEMENT OF PORTFOLIOS, 10E, International Edition teaches readers how to manage their money to derive the maximum benefit from what they earn. From asset allocation to selecting investments in a global market, this book gives readers a solid foundation in personal finance and presents the same tools used extensively by professionals, organizations, and schools across the country. Filled with real-world illustrations and hands-on applications, this book takes a rigorous, empirical approach to modern topics such as investment instruments, capital markets, behavioral finance, international investing, globalization, the impact of the 2008 financial market crisis, and changes in rating agencies and government agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Practical and up-to-date, the book is an excellent resource for those with both a theoretical and practical need for investment expertise.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 1072
 Edition: International ed of 10th revised ed
 Publisher: South Western College Publishing
Published: 09 Jan 2012
ISBN 10: 0538482486
ISBN 13: 9780538482486

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PART 1: THE INVESTMENT BACKGROUND. 1. An Overview of the Investment Process. 2. The Asset Allocation Decision. 3. The Global Market Investment Decision. 4. Securities Markets: Organization and Operation. 5. Security-Market Indexes. PART 2: DEVELOPMENTS IN INVESTMENT THEORY. 6. Efficient Capital Markets. 7. An Introduction to Portfolio Management. 8. An Introduction to Asset Pricing Models. 9. Multifactor Models of Risk and Return. PART 3: VALUATION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. 10. Analysis of Financial Statements. 11. Security Valuation Principles. PART 4: ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMON STOCKS. 12. Macroanalysis and Microvaluation of the Stock Market. 13. Industry Analysis. 14. Company Analysis and Stock Valuation. 15. Equity Portfolio Management Strategies. 16. Technical Analysis. PART 5: ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BONDS. 17. Bond Fundamentals. 18. The Analysis and Valuation of Bonds. 19. Bond Portfolio Management Strategies. PART 6: DERIVATIVE SECURITY ANALYSIS. 20. An Introduction to Derivative Markets and Securities. 21. Forward and Futures Contracts. 22. Option Contracts. 23. Swap Contracts, Convertible Securities, and Other Embedded Derivatives. PART 7: SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF ASSET MANAGEMENT. 24. Professional Money Management, Alternative Assets, and Industry Ethics. 25. Evaluation of Portfolio Performance.
Author Bio
Keith C. Brown, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), is the Jack S. Josey Professor, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Fayez Sarofim Fellow at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches Investments, Portfolio Management and Security Analysis, Capital Markets, and Derivatives courses at the BBA and MBA levels. He is president and CEO of The MBA Investment Fund, LLC, a private capital appreciation fund managed by UT graduate students, and the former director of the department's Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance. Professor Brown is cofounder and senior partner of Fulcrum Financial Group, a portfolio management and investment advisory firm located in Austin, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. He serves as an advisor to the boards of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the University of Texas Investment Management Company. He is an associate editor for the JOURNAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT and the JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. He received his B.A. from San Diego State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Frank K. Reilly, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), is the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, where he served as dean from 1981-1987. Prior to 1981, Dr. Reilly was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Kansas. Recently, he was part of the inaugural group selected as a fellow of the Financial Management Association International. At the 2001 AIMR annual meeting in Los Angeles, he received the Daniel J. Forrestal III Leadership Award for Professional Ethics and Standards of Investment Practice. Among his other honors, Professor Reilly was included in the list of Outstanding Educators in America, received the Alumni Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award and the Outstanding Educator Award from the M.B.A. class at the University of Illinois, the Outstanding Teachers Award from the M.B.A. class at the University of Notre Dame, and the Faculty Award from the University of Notre Dame. He received his B.B.A. at the University of Notre Dame, his M.B.A. at Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.