The Portable Financial Analyst

The essential strategies and concepts necessary for proper investment analysisFrom the theory and basis of financial analysis to portfolio management applications, The Portable Financial Analyst, Second Edition addresses these often controversial and difficult topics without the technical jargon and mathematical symbolism that usually complicate these matters. This unique collection of essays addresses the heart of every analyst’s and investor’s dilemma: how to make decisions in the face of unknown forces and how to assert some control over the outcome. It covers a wide range of concepts, methodologies, and strategies, including uncertainty, duration and convexity, CAPM, regressions, estimating volatility, simulation methods, return and risk, term structure of interest rates, factor methods, hedging, commodity futures contracts, and much more. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.