Investments Securities category: 3122 books
The Empowered Investor
7 Principles for Strategic Wealth Creation in a New Financial World
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Take control of your investment decisions
The investment industry is in a state of inertia. Recent events highlight an overreliance on mathematical foundations and flawed investment models. Investors need to find new paths to effective wealth creation.
The Empowered Investor provides...
by Vineer Bhansali
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2013
"TAIL RISKS" originate from the failure of mean reversion and the idealized bell curve of asset returns, which assumes that highly probable outcomes occur near the center of the curve and that unlikely occurrences, good and bad, happen rarely, if at all, at either "tail" of the...
Corporate Governance Failures
The Role of Institutional Investors in the Global Financial Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
Corporate governance, the internal policies and leadership that guide the actions of corporations, played a major part in the recent global financial crisis. While much blame has been targeted at compensation arrangements that rewarded extreme risk-taking but did not punish failure, the performance...
Mastering Illiquidity
Risk management for portfolios of limited partnership funds
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Arms investors with powerful new tools for measuring and managing the risks associated with the various illiquid asset classes
With risk-free interest rates and risk premiums at record lows, many investors are turning to illiquid assets, such as real estate, private equity, infrastructure and...
Bitcoin Explained: Introduction Guide to the Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin World
Crypto for beginners, #3
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Bitcoin explained
Contains two parts:
Part 1:
What is Bitcoin? Unlock the mystery.
Part 2:
Bitcoin Cash versus Bitcoin: the battle of the cryptocurrencies
In the first part, you will discover all you need to know about Bitcoin, including how to set up your wallet, the best apps for mobile...
by Yadnya Investments
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Have you ever thought of letting your money work for you by being a part of the Indian growth story but the complicated financial jargon, perplexing terms and conditions, dilemma associated with risky investments and too many mutual fund options stopped you! This book provides answers to all such...
Alternative Investments
CAIA Level II
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
In-depth Level II exam preparation direct from the CAIA Association
CAIA Level II is the official study guide for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst professional examination, and an authoritative guide to working in the alternative investment sphere. Written by the makers of the exam,...
Energy Investing DeMystified
A Self-Teaching Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
FUEL your portfolio with SMART ENERGY INVESTING
ELECTRICITY. BIO-FUELS. NATURAL GAS. OIL. They power the world. And if you know what you're doing, they can power your investment portfolio.
Energy Investing DeMYSTiFieD provides the information, insight, and tools you need to immediately start...
The Investor's Guidebook to Fixed Income Investments
Bond Markets--A Handbook for Issuers and Investors
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
A concise, yet comprehensive, guidebook that addresses the practical aspects of investing in fixed income investments
The Investor’s Guidebook series presents investment vehicles and strategies from both the issuers’ and the investors’ perspectives. Starting with basic concepts and then...
Alternative Assets and Strategic Allocation
Rethinking the Institutional Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
An insightful guide to making strategic investment allocation decisions that embraces both alternative and conventional assets
In this much-needed resource, alternative and portfolio management expert John Abbink demonstrates new ways of analyzing and deploying alternative assets and explains...
by Slater Investments
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
Slater Investments offers a complementary suite of UK equity fund products. The funds share a common focus of protecting against downside risk and a rigorous approach to screening for opportunities and weeding out companies that may disappoint. View our fund fact sheets to learn more about our funds.
by Alan Northcott
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Over the past decade, American investors increasingly have turned to mutual funds to save for retirement and meet other financial goals. Mutual funds can offer the advantages of diversification and professional management. It pays to understand both the upside and the downside of mutual fund investing...
by Mary Holihan
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Many people have become very rich in the commodity markets. It is one of a few investment areas where an individual with limited capital can make extraordinary profits in a relatively short period of time. Commodities are agreements to buy and sell virtually anything that is harvested except onions....
by Colin Davidson, Russell Wild
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Diversify your investments with today's fastest growing financial product
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer access to a range of investments in a single trade, are usually less volatile than individual stocks, cheaper than most managed funds and more tax-effective. But how do you pick the...