For over three decades, indexing has become increasingly accepted by both institutional and individual investors. Index benchmarks and investment products that track them have been a driving force in the transformation of investment strategy from art to science. Yet investors' understanding of the sophistication of this burgeoning field has lagged the growing use of index products. Active Index Investing is the definitive guide to how indexes are constructed, how index-based portfolios are managed, and how the world's most sophisticated inves…

"...analyses investment and business strategies that he (the author) says will shape the future fund management."

Druhé vydání publikace "Active Portfolio Management" bylo napsáno a aktualizováno dvěma nejlepšími odborníky v oblasti portfolio managementu. Více než 100 stran je věnováno profesionálním investorům v oblasti řízení, analýzy a oceňování výkonnosti portfolií.

Důležitost asset managementu nabírá v poslední době výrazné důležitosti na celém světě. Asset manažeři poskytují služby jednotlivcům, vládám, veřejným společnostem, bankám, penzijním fondům, pojišťovacím společnostem atd. Většinou je asset management spojován s akciovým trhem v UK a USA. V této knize se dozvíte vše o růstu aktivity a důležitosti asset managementu ve Střední Evropě.

Asset management standards are crucial for building trust between investors and capital market experts. The issue of corporate governance has been thrown into the spotlight by the disastrous collapse of Enron and the implications for the industry. The proposed standards are relevant for the entire fund industry, regulators, providers of pension plans and portfolio managers. Produced in association with the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, this book aims to provide a well-founded basis for development of the content of asset …

An inside look at modern approaches to modeling equity portfolios Financial Modeling of the Equity Market is the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to modeling equity portfolios. The book is intended for a wide range of quantitative analysts, practitioners, and students of finance. Without sacrificing mathematical rigor, it presents arguments in a concise and clear style with a wealth of real-world examples and practical simulations. This book presents all the major approaches to single-period return analysis, including modeling, estimation…

Written by a widely respected author team, this investments text takes an empirical approach to explaining current, real-world practice. Providing the most comprehensive coverage available, the text emphasises investment alternatives and teaches students how to analyse these choices and manage their portfolio. Like previous editions, the sixth edition includes excellent coverage of portfolio theory, capital market theory, security analysis, and international investments. Features new to this edition include expanded coverage of ethics and inter…

An old adage cautions against carrying all of your eggs in a single basket. Yet many investors maintain a significant portion of their wealth in one stock, as a result of executive compensation packages, stock inheritances, IPOs, or corporate buyouts, leaving their portfolio in a dangerous position. Tim Kochis, a recognized leader in financial planning, has compiled more than fifteen strategies for managing concentrated stock wealth. The book explores the key barriers to addressing concentration risk-securities law, taxes, psychological resista…

In this long-anticipated, groundbreaking guide to building a portfolio, acclaimed stock pickers and Internet pioneers David and Tom Gardner lay bare the simple philosophy that they have used to help millions of grateful individual investors outfox the professionals on Wall Street. The research, the stories, and the results that underpin this book stem from the revolutionary and wildly successful 'Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio''—a one-of-a-kind Web experiment in which individual investors follow along as Motley Fool co-founder Tom Ga…

In his 14 years as Yale's chief investment officer, David Swensen has propelled the university's investment portfolio into the top one per cent of institutional funds. Here, he articulates his philosophy and strategies of portfolio management.