Quantitative Methods for Financial Analysis

Financial and investment analysis is conducted within the context of increasingly sophisticated mathematical and statistical tools and techniques. The serious investment professional needs a sound understanding fo these quantitative methods and concepts and an ability to apply them to the investment process. The valuation of assets, rate of return mathematics, performance measurement, and concepts of risk all depend on the principles of quantitative analysis. More complicated quantitative methods measure how financial and economic variables interact with each other and provide a framework for understanding how various factors affect financial results.