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 ISBN: 0-03-031529-8

 Table Of Contents

 I. The World of Investments

  1. Prelude – Investing and Investments
  2. Risk and Return
  3. Direct Investment Alternatives
  4. Indirect Investment Alternatives

 II. Financial Markets and Investment Selection

  1. Organization of the Financial Markets
  2. How Securities are Traded
  3. Market Efficiency
  4. Technical and Fundamental Analysis: How the Pros Make Investment Decisions

 III. Fixed Income Securities

  1. Bonds: Valuation and Risks
  2. Managing Bond Portfolios

 IV. Principles of Security Analysis

  1. Economic and Industry Analysis
  2. Company Analysis: Current and Historical Position
  3. Company Analysis: Forecasting the Future
  4. Common Stock Valuation

 V. Derivative Securities

  1. Options
  2. Futures

 VI. Modern Portfolio Theory

  1. Risk and Diversification
  2. Capital Asset Pricing
  3. Extensions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model

 VII. Investment Management

  1. Building and Managing an Investment Portfolio
  2. Performance Evaluation

 Appendix A: Sources of Investment Information
 Appendix B: Careers in Investments
 Appendix C: CFA/CFP Information

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