Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, 4th Edition (With CD-ROM)

Title: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, 4th Edition (With CD-ROM)
Author: Prasanna Chandra
ISBN: 1259005992 / 9781259005992
Format: Soft Cover + CD ROM
Pages: 1000
Publisher: TMH
Year: 2012
Availability: Out of Stock

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This book seeks to capture the essence of modern developments in investments and provides a guided tour of the intricate and complex world of investments.

Written by a highly acknowledged author and expert, this book:

  • Describes a characteristics of various investment alternatives available to investors
  • Discusses how the securities market functions
  • Explains the techniques used by professionals for analyzing and valuing investment alternatives
  • Discusses the implications of modern research in the field of investments
  • Explains how financial derivatives like futures and options are valued
  • Presents a framework for portfolio management
  • Provides insights into the strategies followed by the investment wizards of the world
  • Sensitizes the reader to the pitfalls of the investment game
  • Offers a set of guidelines for investors with varying inclinations


Notable additions in this edition

  • Two new chapters
  • Two new appendixes
  • Ten new sections
  • Several new minicases


The accompanying CD contains

  • Additional solved problems, additional self-test problems and additional minicases
  • Excel spreadsheets
  • Supplementary notes


Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management is meant for:

  • Investment practitioners like equity researchers, portfolio managers, and investment counsellors
  • Lay investors interested in managing their investments in a rational and systematic manner
  • MBA students taking a course in Investments (popularly called `Security Analysis and Portfolio Management).

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Preface to the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgements

Part I : Introduction
Chapter 1 :
Overview : A Broad Map of the Territory
Chapter 2 : Investment Alternatives : Choices Galore
Chapter 3 : Securities Market : The Battlefield

Part II : Basic Concepts and Methods
Chapter 4 :
Risk and Return : Two Sides of the Investment Coin
Chapter 5 : The Time Value of Money : The Magic of Compounding
Chapter 6 : Financial Statement Analysis : The Information Maze

Part III : Modern Portfolio Theory
Chapter 7 :
Portfolio Theory : The Benefits of Diversification
Chapter 8 : Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory : The Risk Reward Relationship
Chapter 9 : Efficient Market Hypothesis : The Collective Wisdom
Chapter 10 : Behavioural Finance : The Irrational Influences

Part IV : Fixed Income Securities
Chapter 11 :
Bond Prices and Yields : Figuring out the Assured Returns
Chapter 12 : Bond Portfolio Management : The Passive and Active Stances

Part V : Equity Shares
Chapter 13 :
Equity Valuation : How to Find Your Bearings
Chapter 14 : Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis : Understanding the Broad Picture
Chapter 15 : Company Analysis : Establishing the Value Benchmark
Chapter 16 : Technical Analysis : The Visual Clue
Chapter 17 : Options : The Upside Without the Downside
Chapter 18 : Futures : Where the Hedges and the Speculators Meet

Part VII : Other Investment Options
Chapter 19 :
Mutual Funds : Indirect Investing
Chapter 20 : Investment in Real Assets : The Tangible Thing
Chapter 21 : International Investing : The Global Search

Part VIII : Portfolio Management
Chapter 22 :
Portfolio Management : Investment Policy and Strategy : The Grand Design
Chapter 23 : Portfolio Management : Implementation and Review : The Specific Moves
Chapter 24 : Professional and Institutional Money Management : Seeking the Help of Experts
Chapter 25 : Guidelines for Investment Decisions : What It All Comes To
Chapter 26 : Strategies of the Great Masters : The Timeless Wisdom

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Bibliography
Index