Investment analysis and portfolio management

Table of content

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Overview: A Broad Map of the Territory
Chapter 2 Investment Alternatives: Choices Galore
Chapter 3 Securities Market: The Battlefield Part 2 Basic Concepts and Methods
Chapter 4 Risk and Return: Two Sides of the Investment Coin
Chapter 5 The Time Value of Money: The Magic of Compounding
Chapter 6 Financial Statement Analysis: The Information Maze Part 3 Modern Portfolio Theory
Chapter 7 Portfolio Theory: The Benefits of Diversification
Chapter 8 Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory
Chapter 9 Efficient Market Hypothesis: The Collective Wisdom
Chapter 10 Behavioural Finance: The Irrational Influences


Part 4 Fixed Income Securities
Chapter 11 Bond Prices and Yields: Figuring out the Assured Returns
Chapter 12 Bond Portfolio Management: The Passive and Active Stances Part 5 Equity Shares
Chapter 13 Equity Valuation: How to Find Your Bearings
Chapter 14 Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis
Chapter 15 Company Analysis: Establishing the Value Benchmark
Chapter 16 Technical Analysis: The Visual Clue Part 6 Derivatives
Chapter 17 Options: The Upside Without the Downside
Chapter 18 Futures: Where the Hedgers and the Speculators Meet Part 7 Other Investment Options
Chapter 19 Mutual Funds and Alternative Investment Funds
Chapter 20 Investment in Real Assets: The Tangible Thing
Chapter 21 International Investing: The Global Search Part 8 Portfolio Management
Chapter 22 Portfolio Management—Investment Policy and Strategy
Chapter 23 Portfolio Management—Implementation and Review
Chapter 24 Professional and Institutional Money Management
Chapter 25 Guidelines for Investment Decisions: What it all Comes to
Chapter 26 Strategies of the Great Masters: The Timeless Wisdom Appendix A Understanding Regression Appendix B Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems and Minicases Select Bibliography Glossary Index

OVERVIEW


Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management is an introductory book that seeks to capture the essence of modern developments in investments. It describes the characteristics of various investment alternatives available to investors along with the techniques used in their valuation and analysis. The book presents a framework for portfolio management with a set of guidelines for investors with varying inclinations. Primarily aimed for MBA students taking course in investments and security analysis, it will also be proved useful to industry practitioner