Title: Essentials of investments /
Authors: Bodie, Zvi,; Kane, Alex, 1942-; Marcus, Alan J.,
Year: 2019
Subjects: Investments; Investments
Contents: Part 1. 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 2. Portfolio theory -- 5. Risk, return, and the historical record -- 6. Efficient diversification -- 7. Capital asset pricing and arbitrage pricing theory -- 8. The efficient market hypothesis -- 9. Behavioral finance and technical analysis -- Part 3. Debt securities -- 10. Bond prices and yields -- 11. Managing bond portfolios -- Part 4. Security analysis -- 12. Macroeconomic and industry analysis -- 13. Equity valuation -- 14. Financial statement analysis -- Part 5. Derivative markets -- 15. Options markets -- 16. Option valuation -- 17. Futures markets and risk management -- Part 6. Active investment management -- 18. Evaluating investment performance -- 19. International diversification -- 20. Hedge funds -- 21. Taxes, inflation, and investment strategy -- 22. Investors and the investment process.