
Essentials of Investments, 12th Edition
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The market-leading undergraduate investments textbook, Essentials of Investments by Bodie, Kane, and Marcus, continues to evolve along with the changes in the financial markets yet remains organized around one basic theme—that security markets are nearly efficient, meaning that you should expect to find few obvious bargains in these markets. This text places great emphasis on asset allocation while presenting the practical applications of investment theory. The text also focuses on investment analysis, which allows us to present the practical applications of investment theory and convey practical value insights. A collection of Excel spreadsheets is provided to give you the tools to explore concepts more deeply. In their efforts to link theory to practice, the author team also makes their approach consistent with that of the CFA Institute. Included are questions from previous CFA exams in our end-of-chapter problems and CFA-style questions derived from the Kaplan-Schweser CFA preparation courses.
Part ONE: ELEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS
Chapter 1: Investments: Background and Issues
Chapter 2: Asset Classes and Financial Instruments
Chapter 3: Securities Markets
Chapter 4: Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
Part TWO: PORTFOLIO THEORY
Chapter 5: Risk, Return, and the Historical Record
Chapter 6: Efficient Diversification
Chapter 7: Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage PricingTheory
Chapter 8: The Efficient Market Hypothesis
Chapter 9: Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis
Part THREE: DEBT SECURITIES
Chapter 10: Bond Prices and Yields
Chapter 11: Managing Bond Portfolios
Part FOUR: SECURITY ANALYSIS
Chapter 12: Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis
Chapter 13: Equity Valuation
Chapter 14: Financial Statement Analysis
Part FIVE: DERIVATIVE MARKETS
Chapter 15: Options Markets
Chapter 16: Option Valuation
Chapter 17: Futures Markets and Risk Management
Part SIX: ACTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Chapter 18: Evaluating Investment Performance
Chapter 19: International Diversification
Chapter 20: Hedge Funds
Chapter 21: Taxes, Inflation, and Investment Strategy
Chapter 22: Investors and the Investment Process
Appendixes
A References
B References to CFA Questions
Index


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