TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jordan, Bradford D.
TI  - Fundamentals of investments: valuation and management
SN  - 9780071315647
AV  - HG 4521 .J67 2012 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw Hill Education
KW  - INVESTMENT
N1  - Includes index; 1. A brief history of risk and return -- 2. The investment process -- 3. Overview of security types -- 4. Mutual funds and other investment companies -- 5. The stock market -- 6. Common stock valuation -- 7. Stock price behavior and market efficiency -- 8. Behavioral finance and the psychology of investing -- 9. Interest rates -- 10. Bond prices and yields -- 11. Diversification and risky asset allocation -- 12. Return, risk, and the security market line -- 13. Performance evaluation and risk management -- 14. Future contracts -- 15. Stock options -- 16. Option valuation -- 17. Projecting cash flow and earnings -- 18. Corporate bonds -- 19. Government bonds -- 20. Mortgage-backed securities
N2  - The text offers a balanced, unified treatment of the four main types of financial investments--stocks, bonds, options, and futures. Topics are organized in a way that makes them easy to apply--whether to a portfolio simulation or to real life--and supported with hands-on activities. Then, resources within Connect help students solve financial problems and apply what they've learned. Jordan's managerial perspective and superior pedagogy combine with a complete digital solution to help students achieve higher outcomes in the course
ER  -