South Western College Publishing, 2000. A financial calculator or a calculator that can handle exponents. Access to E-mail and the Internet. T he study of the economics of wealth management in a risky environment. World events occur rapidly, changing the values of specific assets.
Investors have many assets to choose from and the amount of information is increasing swiftly.
The development of personal computers and the Internet have increased individual's ability to track investments and to perform investment analysis. In addition, different sources of information for individual investors will be presented. Identify the types and sources of investment information. Explain the characteristics, interpretation and uses of the commonly cited market averages. Describe various measures of risk and return for alternative investments.