WIE Investments: Analysis and Management - Hardcover

Jones, Charles P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471451843 ISBN 13: 9780471451846

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

This bestseller teaches readers not only how to identify successful investment opportunities, but how to anticipate and deal with investment problems and controversies. Jones carefully and gradually develops key concepts, while covering all the necessary background material. Only essential formulas are included. It's one of the most readable, comprehensible investments titles available!
* Details the variety of securities available, the markets in which they are traded, mechanics of securities training, and insight into the important concept of risk and return.
* Examines portfolio analysis, valuation and management of stocks and bonds.
* Complete discussion of Exchange Traded Funds, operations on NYSE and NASDAQ, margin trading, electronic communication networks, global investing, and technical analysis.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Let JONES guide you through the fast-paced field of investments

Whether you’re making investments in your personal life or future career, Jones’ INVESTMENTS, Ninth Edition will guide you through this exciting and fast-paced field. You’ll learn how to identify successful investment opportunities, anticipate and deal with investment problems and controversies, and ultimately, make wise investment decisions.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Updated with the latest developments: The Ninth Edition is thoroughly updated to reflect new developments in the field. Most data reflect the latest information available through year-end 2002.

1. Clear and focused coverage: As in all editions, Jones presents the key information students need with a minimum of extraneous detail and maximum clarity.

• Real-world decision-making skills: Throughout the discussion, Jones presents the analytics of investments to help you reason out investment issues for yourself, so you can make better investment decisions.
• Questions from prior CFA exams: These questions will help you connect the concepts and problem-solving processes you’ve learned in class to what you need to know for the professional exam.
• Pedagogy that works: Jones helps you develop a deeper understanding of the material through outstanding pedagogy, such as intriguing boxed inserts with material from the popular press and Investments Intuition sections that help you quickly grasp the intuitive logic of particular investing issues.

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Review:

“...beats the heavyweight tomes...” (Investors Chronicle, September 2004)

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471451843
• ISBN 13: 9780471451846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672