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Informationen zum Autor Bradford D. Jordan is Professor of Finance and holder of the Richard W. and Janis H. Furst Endowed Chair in Finance at the University of Kentucky. He has a longstanding interest in both applied and theoretical issues in corporate finance and has extensive experience teaching all levels of corporate finance and financial management policy. Klappentext Fundamentals of Investments focuses on students as investment managers! giving them information to act on by placing theory and research in the proper context. The text offers a balanced! unified treatment of the four main types of financial investments-stocks! bonds! options! and futures. Topics are organized in a way that makes them easy to apply-whether to a portfolio simulation or to real life-and supported with hands-on activities. Then! resources within Connect help students solve financial problems and apply what they've learned. Jordan's managerial perspective and superior pedagogy combine with a complete digital solution to help students achieve higher outcomes in the course. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need! when they need it! and how they need it! so that your class time is more engaging and effective. Zusammenfassung Focuses on students as investment managers! giving them information to act on by placing theory and research in the proper context. This title offers a balanced! unified treatment of the four main types of financial investments - stocks! bonds! options! and futures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I Introduction1A Brief History of Risk and Return2The Investment Process3Overview of Security Types4Mutual Funds and Other Investment CompaniesPart II Stock Markets5The Stock Market6Common Stock Valuation7Stock Price Behavior and Market Efficiency8Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of InvestingPart IIIInterest Rates and Bond Valuation9Interest Rates10Bond Prices and YieldsPart IVPortfolio11Diversification and Risky Asset Allocation12Return! Risk! and the Security Market Line13Performance Evaluation and Risk ManagementPart VOptions and Futures14Futures Contracts15Stock OptionsPart VITopics in Investments16Option Valuation17Projecting Cash Flow and Earnings18Corporate and Government Bonds19Global Economic Activity and Industry Analysis20Mortgage-Backed Securities (web site only) Appendix A: Answers to Test Your Investment Quotient QuestionsAppendix B: Answers to Selected Questions and ProblemsAppendix C: Key EquationsIndex ...
