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The need-to-know essentials of investing

This book explains the conceptual foundations of investing to improve investor performance. There are a host of investment mistakes that can be avoided by such an understanding. One example involves the trade-off between risk and return. The trade-off seems to imply that if you bear more risk you will have higher long-run average returns. That conclusion is false. It is possible to bear a great deal of risk and get no benefit in terms of higher average return.

Understanding the conceptual foundations of finance makes it clear why this is so and, thereby, helps an investor avoid bearing uncompensated risks. Another choice every investor has to make is between active versus passive investing. Making that choice wisely requires understanding the conceptual foundations of investing.

Instructs investors willing to take the time to learn all of the concepts in layman's terms

Teaches concepts without overwhelming

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 Returns 1

2 The Economic Structure of Investment Markets 23

3 Bonds and Inflation 53

4 RiskandReturn 97

5 Fundamental Analysis and Valuation 121

6 Transaction Costs, Fees, and Taxes 159

7 Can History Be Trusted? 175

8 Can Behavioral Anomalies Be Exploited? 193

9 Alternative Investments 209

10 Investment Suggestions and Postscript 227

Index 237

The Conceptual Foundations of Investing

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 4 December 2018
      ISBN-13 9781119516293
      978-1119516293
      ISBN-10 1119516293
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      Finance and accounting

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The need-to-know essentials of investing

      This book explains the conceptual foundations of investing to improve investor performance. There are a host of investment mistakes that can be avoided by such an understanding. One example involves the trade-off between risk and return. The trade-off seems to imply that if you bear more risk you will have higher long-run average returns. That conclusion is false. It is possible to bear a great deal of risk and get no benefit in terms of higher average return.

      Understanding the conceptual foundations of finance makes it clear why this is so and, thereby, helps an investor avoid bearing uncompensated risks. Another choice every investor has to make is between active versus passive investing. Making that choice wisely requires understanding the conceptual foundations of investing.

      Instructs investors willing to take the time to learn all of the concepts in layman's terms

      Teaches concepts without overwhelming

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      1 Returns 1

      2 The Economic Structure of Investment Markets 23

      3 Bonds and Inflation 53

      4 RiskandReturn 97

      5 Fundamental Analysis and Valuation 121

      6 Transaction Costs, Fees, and Taxes 159

      7 Can History Be Trusted? 175

      8 Can Behavioral Anomalies Be Exploited? 193

      9 Alternative Investments 209

      10 Investment Suggestions and Postscript 227

      Index 237

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