Understanding investments
By: Professor Connel Fullenkamp, Duke University
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: The great courses; Great courses (DVD)
Publisher: The Great Courses
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chantilly, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 505
ISBN-13: 9781598038330
Subjects: Investments; Investment analysis; Risk management; Portfolio management; Securities; Derivative securities; Corporations; Finance; Business enterprises; Investissements; Analyse financière; Gestion du risque; Gestion de portefeuille; Instruments dérivés (Finances); Portfolios (financial records)
Description: These 24 lectures help you do just that by introducing the fundamentals of investing to those new to the subject while broadening and deepening the knowledge of more experienced investors. Taught by an award-winning educator who regularly consults in the world of international finance, these lectures clearly explain the various kinds of financial markets, the different kinds of investments available to you, and the pros and cons of each.
Notes: "24 lectures/30 minutes per lecture."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: How to stop worrying and start investing -- -- 2.; title: How investors make money -- -- 3.; title: Starting with stocks -- -- 4.; title: The basics of bonds -- -- 5.; title: Introduction to mutual funds -- -- 6.; title: What are exchange-traded funds? -- 7.; title: Financial statement analysis -- -- 8.; title: P/E ratios and the method of comparables -- -- 9.; title: Fundamentals-based analysis of stocks -- -- 10.; title: Start-up companies and IPOs -- -- 11.; title: Why should you care about dividends? -- -- 12.; title: Using leverage. -- 13.; title: Choosing bonds -- -- 14.; title: Bond school -- -- 15.; title: Picking mutual funds -- -- 16.; title: Investing in foreign assets -- -- 17.; title: Options are for everyone -- -- 18.; title: Real estate and commodities. -- 19.; title: Cycles and market timing -- -- 20.; title: Deciding when to sell -- -- 21.; title: Risk, return, and diversification -- -- 22.; title: Time value of money -- -- 23.; title: Financial planning -- -- 24.; title: Taking charge of your investments.