Modern Investment Theory

This book offers accurate and intuitive coverage of investments, with an emphasis on portfolio theory -- it also includes extensive discussion of capital asset pricing, arbitrage pricing, pricing of derivative securities, interest rates, and bond management. KEY TOPICS: Stock valuation, estimating future earnings and dividends, and fixed income markets are examined closely. It contains a complete and detailed coverage of portfolio theory, including a unique graphical explanation of the Markowitz procedure; material on portfolio selection is backed up by computer problems and powerful, easy to use portfolio analysis modules within the software that accompanies the book; and issues related to capital asset pricing are given extensive coverage and the Capital Asset Pricing Model is covered in great detail, including the Fama French results.Haugen, Robert A. is the author of 'Modern Investment Theory' with ISBN 9780135943342 and ISBN 0135943345.