Investment analysis and portfolio management / Prasanna Chandra

Part I: Introduction
1. Overview: A Broad Map of the Territory
2. Investment Alternatives: Choices Galore
3. Securities Market: The Battlefield

Part II: Basic Concepts and Methods
4. Risk and Return: Two Sides of the Investment Coin
5. The Time Value of Money: The Magic of Compounding
6. Financial Statement Analysis: The Information Maze

Part III: Modern Portfolio Theory
7. Portfolio Theory: The Benefits of Diversification
8. Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory: The Risk Reward Relationship
9. Efficient Market Hypothesis: The Collective Wisdom
10. Behavioral Finance: The Irrational Influences

Part IV: Fixed Income Securities
11. Bond Prices and Yields: Figuring out the Assured Returns
12. Bond Portfolio Management: The Passive and Active Stances

Part V: Equity Shares
13. Equity Valuation: How to Find Your Bearings
14. Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis: Understanding the Broad Picture
15. Company Analysis: Establishing the Value Benchmark
16. Technical Analysis: The Visual Clue
Part VI: Derivatives
17. Options: The Upside Without the Downside
18. Futures: Where the Hedges and the Speculators Meet

Part VII: Other Investment Options
19. Mutual Funds: Indirect Investing
20. Investment in Real Assets: The Tangible Thing

Part VII: Portfolio Management
21. Portfolio Management: Framework: The Grand Design
22. Guidelines for Investment Decisions: What It All Comes To
23. Strategies of the Great Masters: The Timeless Wisdom
24. International Investing: The Global Search
Includes bibliographical references and index