TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hirt,Geoffrey A.
AU  - Block,Stanley B.
TI  - Fundamentals of investment management
T2  - The Irwin/McGraw-Hill series in finance, insurance and real estate
SN  - 9780256246247
U1  - 332.6 23
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Irwin/McGraw-Hill
KW  - Investments
KW  - United States
KW  - Investment analysis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 Introduction to investments: 
1. The investment setting; 
2. Security markets - present and future; 
3. Participating in the market; 
4. Sources of investment information. 
Part 2 Analysis and valuation of equity securities: 
5. Economic activity; 
6. Industry analysis; 
7. Valuation of the individual firm; 
8. Financial statement analysis. 
Part 3 Issues in efficient markets: 
9. A basic view of technical analysis and market efficiency; 
10. Investments in special situations. 
Part 4 Fixed-income and leveraged securities: 
11. Bond and fixed-income fundamentals; 
12. Principles of bond valuation and investment; 
13. Duration and reinvestment concepts; 
14. Convertible securities and warrants. 
Part 5 Derivatives products: 
15. Put and call options; 
16. Commodities and financial futures; 
17. Stock index futures and options. 
Part 6 Broadening the investment perspective: 
18. International security markets; 
19. Mutual funds; 
20. Investments in real assets. 
Part 7 Introduction to portfolio management: 
21. A basic look at portfolio management and capital market theory; 
22. Measuring risk and return of portfolio managers.
Appendices
N2  - Designed for undergraduates, this updated text focuses on presenting a balance of theory and applications. It provides a survey of important areas of investments, including: valuation, the marketplace, fixed income instruments and markets, and equity instruments and markets
ER  -