Fundamentals of investments /

Stevenson, Richard A., 1938-

Fundamentals of investments / Richard A. Stevenson, Edward H. Jennings, David Loy. - 4th ed. - St. Paul : West Pub. Co., c1988. - xxvi, 565 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.



Table of contents

Part 1 Investment essentials 1
chapter 1. Investments: Risk and return decisions 3-23
Chapter 2. Investor participation in financial markets 25-53
Chapter 3. Sources of investment information 55
Part 2 Risk and valuation concepts 79
Chapter 4. Risk and return measures 82-119
Chapter 5. Valuation approaches: Fundamental and technical analysis 121-149
Chapter 6. Asset pricing models 153-180
Part 3 Equity valuation 185
Chapter 7 Analysis of the economy 187-208
Chapter 8. Industry analysis 211-232
Chapter 9. Company Analysis 233-268
Part 4 Fixed-income investing 275
Chapter 10. Fixed-income investment concepts 277-303
Chapter 11. Money market securities and government bonds 305-327
Chapter 12. Corporate bonds and preferred stock 329-356
Chapter 13. Fixed-income innovations and investment management strategies 359-373
Part 5 Specialized Investments and investment approaches 375
Chapter 14. Leverage-inherent securities 377-407
Chapter 15. Futures trading 409-430
Chapter 16. Investment Companies 437-457
Chapter 17. Global Investing 463-479
Part 6 Investment planning for a portfolio construction 481
Chapter 18. Planning for a portfolio 483-497
Chapter 19. Managing an institutional portfolio 503-520
Chapter 20 Measuring investment performance 527-547
Appendix: Present value tables 549
Glossary 553
Index 561










includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographies and index.

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Investments.
Investment analysis.

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