Book description
Whether you are an executive or a student, beginner or expert, this book is designed to explain and illustrate the working essentials of finance with clarity and speed. This desktop companion deliberately combines essential theory with real-world application, using short, focused chapters to help you find what you need and implement it right away. www.pearsoned.co.uk/estradaTable of contents
- cover
- Title
- Contents
- Publisher’s acknowledgments
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
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part 1 Risk and return
- 1 Returns I: Basic concepts
- 2 Returns II: Mean returns
- 3 Risk I: Total risk
- 4 Risk and return I: Portfolios
- 5 Risk II: Diversification
- 6 Risk III: Systematic risk
- 7 Risk and return II: CAPM and the cost of capital
- 8 Risk and return III: The three-factor model
- 9 Risk IV: Downside risk
- 10 Risk and return IV: Risk-adjusted returns
- 11 Risk and return V: Portfolio optimization
- 12 Risk and return VI: The long term
- part 2 Valuation
- part 3 Other important topics
- part 4 Statistical background
- Index
- Imprint
Product information
- Title: The Financial Times Guide to Understanding Finance, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2011
- Publisher(s): Pearson Business
- ISBN: 9780273738039
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