Essentials of Investments: 2024 Release
by Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781265062002 |
| eText ISBN | 9781264140275 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Higher Education |
| Publishing Year | 2022 |
| Language | English |
Essentials of Investments: 2024 Release is an undergraduate textbook focused on investment analysis and practical portfolio management. The text is organized around the central premise that security markets are nearly efficient, offering few obvious bargains to investors.
The volume places significant emphasis on asset allocation while presenting practical applications of investment theory. Coverage spans foundational financial instruments, securities markets, risk and return principles, equity valuation, debt securities, and derivative markets including options and futures.
To link theoretical concepts directly to professional practice, the authors align their presentation with the CFA Institute, incorporating questions from past CFA exams and CFA-style problems drawn from Kaplan-Schweser preparation courses.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Investments: Background and Issues
Chapter 2: Asset Classes and Financial Instruments
Chapter 3: Securities Markets
Chapter 4: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
Chapter 5: Risk, Return, and the Historical Record
Chapter 6: Efficient Diversification
Chapter 7: Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Theory
Chapter 8: The Efficient Market Hypothesis
Chapter 9: Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis
Chapter 10: Bond Prices and Yields
Chapter 11: Managing Bond Portfolios
Chapter 12: Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis
Chapter 13: Equity Valuation
Chapter 14: Financial Statement Analysis
Chapter 15: Options Markets
Chapter 16: Option Valuation
Chapter 17: Futures Markets and Risk Management
Chapter 18: Evaluating Investment Performance
Chapter 19: International Diversification
Chapter 20: Hedge Funds
Chapter 21: Taxes, Inflation, and Investment Strategy
Chapter 22: Investors and the Investment Process
Chapter A: References
Chapter B: References to CFA Questions
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