Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of this concise and compact text recognises the significance of portfolio management as an essential skill rather than just a theoretical base for investors in today's world. It is a comprehensive, well-organised text on various aspects of portfolio management such as analysis, selection, revision and evaluation of portfolios of securities for deriving maximum benefit from one's investments. The book also discusses in detail the basic methods of security analysis such as fundamental analysis and technical analysis, shares and bond valuation, efficient market theory, and the capital asset pricing model. The second edition: provides numerous new examples that illustrate mathematical aspects of the theory, and gives enough exercises at the end of each chapter to test the student's understanding of the subject. This book, with many student friendly features, would be best suited for students of commerce and management. It would be equally useful to postgraduate students pursuing courses in financial control (MFC), chartered accountancy (CA), cost and work accountancy (CWA), and chartered financial analysis (CFA). It would also prove to be an asset to the professionals in the investment field.
