This book provides students with an elaborate introduction to the process of investing in financial assets. The book also takes the outlook of both an individual investor and an investment manager. Its main focus is on the following two related processes:
i) Asset allocation: it deals with the allocation of funds through different asset classes
ii) Investment analysis: it deals with the analysis of the value of individual assets and its’ selection for a particular portfolio.
After reading this book the reader should understand the various types of financial markets with their various investment tools and trading mechanisms. They should also understand the measurement of risk and the management of the risk-return tradeoff and simultaneously the analytical techniques used in the valuation of financial assets.”
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