FT Guide to Understanding Finance: A no-nonsense companion to financial tools and techniques (2nd Edition) (Financial Times)

Estrada, Javier

ISBN 10 : 027373802X ISBN 13 : 9780273738022

Editeur : FT Publishing International, 2011

Synopsis

Whether you are an executive or a student, beginner or expert, this book is designed to explain and illustrate the working essentials of finance with clarity and speed. This desktop companion deliberately combines essential theory with real-world application, using short, focused chapters to help you find what you need and implement it right away. .pearsoned.co.uk/estrada

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

‘This delivers the essential concepts of modern finance clearly and concisely. My advice: buy this book and keep it close at hand!’ Mark Kritzman, President and CIO, Windham Capital Management, LLC

‘Whilst there are a number of books that purport to offer a quick reference for business professionals, this is the only one that really manages to do this in an effective way.’ Valerio Potì, Director of the MSc in Finance and Capital Markets Program, Dublin City University Business School 

‘This is corporate finance served in bite-sized and digestible portions.’ Elroy Dimson, Emeritus Professor of Finance, London Business School

‘Javier Estrada is to be commended for translating deep economic ideas into terms that are immediately usable, compelling and valuable.’  Robert F. Bruner, Dean of Darden Business School, University of Virginia

 

Whether you are an executive or a student, beginner or expert, this book is designed to explain and illustrate the working essentials of finance with clarity and speed.

The Financial Times Guide to Understanding Finance deliberately combines essential theory with real-world application, using short, focused chapters to help you find what you need and implement right away.

Originally published as Finance in a Nutshell, this new edition includes:

• Full coverage of risk and return including CAPM, the three-factor model and risk-adjusted returns 
• Stocks and bonds including versions of the DCF model, reverse valuation, relative valuation and issues related to fixed-income securities, pricing and  sources of risk
• Case studies and examples from companies such as Apple, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway and Johnson & Johnson
• Accompanying Excel spreadsheets of all the calculations and formulas at www.pearsoned.co.uk/estrada

Biographie de l'auteur :

Javier Estrada holds an M.S. in Finance and a Ph.D. in Economics both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently an associate professor at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain; the co-editor of the Emerging Markets Review; and a wealth management advisor at Sports Global Consulting. He has published extensively in international journals, written many cases for class discussion, and lectured throughout the world.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: FT Publishing International
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 027373802X
• ISBN 13: 9780273738022
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 410