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Investments, with eBook Access Code. Analysis and Management. Edition No. 15

  • Book

  • 640 Pages
  • April 2025
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • ID: 6025082
Explains the essentials of investing and develops the analytical skills necessary for evaluating investment issues

More than a simple introduction to the subject, Investments: Analysis and Management prepares students to tackle real-world investment problems and controversies using a systematic, highly practical approach. Emphasizing clarity and readability, authors Gerald Jensen and Tyler Jensen minimize complex formulas and simplify difficult material, enabling students of all levels and backgrounds to follow the entire discussion and further explore the subject.

Carefully organized chapters guide students through fundamental investing concepts, portfolio theory, common stock analysis and valuation, fixed-income and derivative securities, the essentials of security analysis and portfolio management, and more. A full complement of classroom-tested pedagogical tools, including bulleted summaries, numbered examples, spreadsheet exercises, computational problems, and chapter review questions, supports and strengthens student comprehension and retention of all material covered.

Fully revised and updated throughout, the fifteenth edition of Investments: Analysis and Management remains an ideal textbook for students with moderate business backgrounds taking an introductory investments course, business students working toward earning the CFA designation or an advanced degree in finance, and those wanting to learn about investments for their personal finances.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Background

1 Understanding Investments 1

2 Investment Alternatives 23

3 Indirect Investing 54

4 Securities Markets and Market Indexes 85

5 How Securities Are Traded 108

Part 2 Portfolio and Capital Market Theory

6 The Risk and Return from Investing 132

7 Portfolio Theory 161

8 Portfolio Selection and Asset Allocation 185

9 Capital Market Theory and Asset Pricing Models 210

Part 3 Common Stocks: Analysis, Valuation, and Management

10 Common Stock Valuation 240

11 Common Stocks: Analysis and Strategy 275

12 Market Efficiency 295

Part 4 Security Analysis

13 Economy/Market Analysis 325

14 Sector/Industry Analysis 348

15 Company Analysis 367

16 Technical Analysis 398

Part 5 Fixed-Income Securities: Analysis, Valuation, and Management

17 Bond Yields and Prices 419

18 Bonds: Analysis and Strategy 445

Part 6 Derivative Securities

19 Options 471

20 Futures Contracts 503

 Part 7 Investment Management

21 Managing Your Financial Assets 527

22 Evaluating Investment Performance 547

Glossary G-1

Index I-1

Authors

Gerald R. Jensen Northern Illinois University. Tyler K. Jensen Iowa State University.