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Fundamentals of investing / Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Addison-Wesley series in financePublication details: Boston ; London : Pearson/Addison-Wesley, 2008.Edition: 10th edDescription: 681, [37] p. in various pagings : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0321468511 (International ed.)
  • 9780321468512 (International ed.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.6 GIT
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fundamentals of Investing helps students make informed investment decisions in their personal and professional lives by providing a solid foundation of core concepts and tools used by today's investors. Gitman and Joehnk use practical, hands-on applications to introduce students to topics and the techniques used by both personal investors and money managers. The authors integrate a consistent framework based on learning goals to keep students focused on what is most important in each chapter. Students leave the course with the necessary information for developing, implementing, and monitoring a successful investment program.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 Preparing to Invest
  • Chapter 1 The Investment Environment
  • Investments and the Investment Process
  • Investment Vehicles
  • Making Investment Plans
  • Meeting Liquidity Needs: Investing in Short-Term Vehicles
  • Chapter 2 Markets and Transactions
  • Securities Markets
  • Globalization of Securities Markets
  • Trading Hours and Regulation of Securities Markets
  • Basic Types of Securities Transactions
  • Chapter 3 Investment Information and Securities Transactions
  • Online Investing
  • Types and Sources of Investment Information
  • Understanding Market Averages and Indexes
  • Making Securities Transactions
  • Investment Advisers and Investment Clubs
  • Part 2 Important Conceptual Tools
  • Chapter 4 Return and Risk
  • The Concept of Return
  • Measuring Return
  • Risk: The Other Side of the Coin
  • Chapter 5 Modern Portfolio Concepts
  • Principles of Portfolio Planning
  • The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
  • Traditional Versus Modern Portfolio Management
  • Part 3 Investing in Common Stocks
  • Chapter 6 Common Stocks
  • What Stocks Have to Offer
  • Basic Characteristics of Common Stock
  • Common Stock Dividends
  • Types and Uses of Common Stock
  • Chapter 7 Analyzing Common Stocks
  • Security Analysis
  • Economic Analysis
  • Industry Analysis
  • Fundamental Analysis
  • Chapter 8 Stock Valuation
  • Valuation: Obtaining a Standard of Performance
  • Stock Valuation Models
  • Chapter 9 Technical Analysis, Market Efficiency, and Behavioral Finance
  • Technical Analysis
  • Random Walks and Efficient Markets
  • Behavioral Finance: A Challenge to the Efficient Market Hypothesis
  • Part 4 Investing in Fixed-Income Securities
  • Chapter 10 Fixed-Income Securities
  • Why Invest in Bonds?
  • Essential Features of a Bond
  • The Market for Debt Securities
  • Convertible Securities
  • Chapter 11 Bond Valuation
  • The Behavior of Market Interest Rates
  • The Pricing of Bonds
  • Measures of Yield and Return
  • Duration and Immunization
  • Bond Investment Strategies
  • Part 5 Portfolio Management
  • Chapter 12 Mutual Funds: Professionally Managed Portfolios
  • The Mutual Fund Concept
  • Types of Funds and Services
  • Investing in Mutual Funds
  • Chapter 13 Managing Your Own Portfolios
  • Constructing a Portfolio Using an Asset Allocation Scheme
  • Evaluating the Performance of Individual Investments
  • Assessing Portfolio Performance
  • Timing Transactions
  • Part 6 Derivative Securities
  • Chapter 14 Options: Puts and Calls
  • Put and Call Options
  • Options Pricing and Trading
  • Stock-Index and Other Types of Options
  • Chapter 15 Commodities and Financial Futures
  • The Futures Market
  • Financial Futures
  • Appendix A Financial Tables
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Online Chapters at the Companion Website
  • Chapter 16 Investing in Preferred Stocks
  • Chapter 17 Tax-Advantaged Investments
  • Chapter 18 Real Estate and Other Tangible Investments

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Lawrence J. Gitman received his degrees from Purdue University, the University of Dayton, and the University of Cincinnati. He is currently a professor of finance at San Diego State University, and a prolific author with over forty published articles and several textbooks, including Principles of Managerial Finance, Twelfth Edition, and Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief, Fifth Edition.

In addition to teaching, Gitman is also a member of the Certified Financial Planner Board and an associate editor of several journals. He has served on a number of esteemed organizations, including the Academy of Finance Association and the Financial Management Association National Honor Society.

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