Tag Investment

A Preview of Asset Pricing Theory

Table of Contents Basic Asset Pricing Formula Classic Issue Risk free rate Excess return Present values Classic Issue in Finance Risk Premiums Consumption + Risk Premium Risk Premiums & Betas Mean Variance Frontier and Roll Theorem What is asset pricing…

Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies

Table of Contents Investment Companies Types of Investment Companies Commonly, individual investors do no trade securities directly for their own accounts. Instead they direct their funds to investment companies that purchase securities on their behalf. The most important of these…

How Securities are Traded

Table of Contents How Firms Issue Securities Privately Held Firms How Firms Issue Securities Firms regularly need to raise new capital to help pay for their many investment projects. Broadly speaking, they can raise funds either by borrowing money or…

Asset Classes and Financial Instruments

Table of Contents The Money Market Treasury Bills Certificates of Deposit Commercial Paper Bankers’ Acceptances Eurodollars Repos and Reverses Federal Funds Brokers’ Calls The LIBOR Market Yields on Money Market Instruments The Bond Market Treasury Notes and Bonds Inflation-Protected Treasury…

The Investing Environment

Table of Contents Introduction Real Assets versus Financial Assets Financial Assets Financial Markets and the Economy The Informational Role of Financial Markets Consumption Timing Allocation of Risk Separation of Ownership and Management Corporate Governance and Corporate Ethics The Investment Process…