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CFA Institute Investment Series
Each book in this series is geared toward industry practitioners and graduate-level finance students and covers the most important topics — portfolio management, valuation, investment risk, and quantitative finance methods — in the industry. The authors are industry professionals and academics who bring their wealth of knowledge and expertise to this series.
Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach
Michelle R. Clayman, CFA , Martin S. Fridson, CFA, and George H.
Troughton, PhD, CFA
(Hardcover, 452 pages, May 2008)
A solid foundation for those looking to achieve lasting business growth. In today's competitive business environment, companies must find innovative ways to enable rapid and sustainable growth. Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach equips readers with the foundational knowledge and tools for making smart business decisions and formulating strategies to maximize company value. It covers everything from managing relationships between stakeholders to evaluating mergers and acquisitions bids as well as the companies behind them.
Also available: A comprehensive workbook which parallels the main text chapter by chapter — contains challenging problems and a complete set of solutions as well as concise summary overviews
“Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach will be helpful to the student seeking to learn the field
and to the experienced practitioner in need of a desk-top reference tool.”
— Thomas A. King, Progressive Insurance
Managing Investment Portfolios: A Dynamic Process, Third
Edition
John L. Maginn, CFA, Donald L. Tuttle, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto,
CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA (editors)
Foreword by Peter L. Bernstein
(Hardcover, 960 pages, March 2007)
Fully updated, this new edition of a classic examines everything from
asset allocation strategies to risk management frameworks. Blending
theory with practice, the authors skillfully outline the entire flow of
the portfolio management process — from formulating an investment policy
statement to portfolio construction, trade execution, and monitoring and
rebalancing a portfolio.
Also available: A comprehensive workbook that provides detailed
question and answer sections for each chapter
“A rare blend of a well-organized,
comprehensive guide to portfolio
management and a deep, cutting-edge treatment of the key topics
by
distinguished authors who have all practiced what they preach.”
— Martin L. Leibowitz, Morgan Stanley
Fixed Income Analysis, Second Edition
Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA
Foreword by Martin L. Leibowitz
(Hardcover, 768 pages, January 2007)
This fully revised edition covers the fixed-income marketplace, the risks associated with investing in fixed-income securities, and the fundamentals of valuation and interest rate risk. This book also examines the valuation of fixed-income securities with embedded options, the features of structured products, and the principles of credit analysis. Rounding out the discussion, Fixed Income Analysis, Second Edition demonstrates how to construct a portfolio that is in line with your investment objectives.
Also available: A comprehensive workbook that parallels the main book chapter by chapter, containing challenging problems and a complete set of solutions as well as concise learning outcome statements and summary overviews
“Fabozzi has a gift for making the
complex comprehensible. He cuts through the jargon and
mathematics to explain the fixed-income market in a splendidly logical
and intuitive manner.”
— Martin Fridson, CFA, CEO, FridsonVision LLC
Quantitative Investment Analysis, Second Edition
Richard A. DeFusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto, CFA,
David E. Runkle, CFA
Foreword by Mark J.P. Anson, CFA
(Hardcover, 600 pages, January 2007)
This globally relevant guide will help you understand quantitative methods and apply them to today's investment process. Topics include regression, time series, and multifactor models, and introduce a variety of relevant, investment-oriented examples. The book emphasizes the even treatment of subject matter, consistency of mathematical notation, and continuity of topic coverage that is so critical to the learning process.
Also available: A comprehensive workbook that parallels the main book chapter by chapter, containing challenging problems and a complete set of solutions as well as concise learning outcome statements and summary overviews
“Quantitative Investment Analysis
is an essential book for any serious investor in today's financial
markets. This book should be on everyone's short list of necessary
reading and reference.”
— Gary P. Brinson, CFA, president, GP Brinson Investments
Equity Asset Valuation
John D. Stowe, CFA, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto, CFA,
Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA
Foreword by Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA
(Hardcover, 464 pages, January 2007)
This book integrates both accounting and finance concepts to detail the contemporary techniques used to determine the intrinsic value of an equity security, shows you how to successfully apply these techniques in both foreign and domestic markets, provides illustrative problems with solutions, and extensive end-of-chapter questions.
“Here is an essential tool for the
investor: clear, practical, insightful, and concise.
This book should have a long, useful life in a professional's
library.”
— Jeffrey P. Davis, CFA, chief investment officer, Lee Munder Capital Group
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