Microeconomic Theory or Fundamentals of Investing Update

Microeconomic Theory: Concepts and Connections (with Economic Applications

Author: Michael E Wetzstein

This book is a calculus-based microeconomic theory text for undergraduates and graduates that successfully balances theoretical/intuitive (verbal), graphical (visual), and mathematical presentation in order to appeal to various learning styles. The text combines theory and applications more completely than most offerings in this course area, and bridges the gap between low-level texts that relegate math to footnotes and upper-level texts that focus only on math at the expense of theory and applications.

New interesting textbook: World Bank Atlas 1998 or E Enterprise

Fundamentals of Investing, Update

Author: Lawrence J J Gitman

Renowned for its writing style, trademark example method, and learning goals, Gitman and Joehnk's classic investment text is now in its Seventh Edition. Addressing the growing demand to learn how to manage personal investments and finances, the authors have turned the spotlight on individual rather than institutional investors. Their strong real-word focus includes superior coverage of mutual funds, international investments, and investment decision techniques. The new edition makes use of the Internet through exercises and cross references to Internet resources. An accompanying CD-ROM offers hands-on practice in analyzing companies for investment purposes. All these distinctive features ensure that Fundamentals of Investing will continue to define the market for years to come.

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A book/disk text for students in a first course in investments, focusing on both individual securities and on portfolios, and describing techniques for implementing investment goals in light of risk-return tradeoffs. Learning aids include summaries; discussion questions; case problems; margin definitions; boxes on real-life investing situations; and STOCK-TRAK simulations. The accompanying disk contains software for performing calculations, keyed to the text. This sixth edition includes investor interviews and expanded material on subjects such as globalization and mortgage-backed securities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

I. THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT.

1. The Role and Scope of Investments.
2. Investment Markets and Transactions.
3. Online Investing, Information, and Trading.

II. IMPORTANT CONCEPTUAL TOOLS.

4. Investment Return and Risk.
5. Modern Portfolio Concepts.

III. INVESTING IN COMMON STOCK.

6. Common Stock Investments.
7. Analytical Dimensions of Stock Selection.
8. Stock Valuation and Investment Decisions.

IV. INVESTING IN FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES.

9. Bond Investments.
10. Bond Valuation and Analysis.
11. Preferred Stock and Convertible Securities.

V. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.

12. Mutual Funds: Using Professional Managers.
13. Administering Your Own Portfolio.

VI. THE ROLE OF DERIVATIVE SECURITIES.

14. Options: Puts, Calls, and Warrants.
15. Commodities and Financial Futures.
Appendix A. Financial Tables.