Basic investments. /
Herbert B. Mayo.
- 1st ed.
- Australia: Thomson, c2006.
- xx, 500 p.: ill.; 26cm.
Includes index.
Contents: The Basics of investing: An Introduction to basic investments -- Securities markets -- Portfolio planning in an efficient market context -- The Measurement of risk and return -- Investment returns -- The Basic investment alternatives: Corporate stock -- The Basics of fundamental analysis -- The Valuation and selection of common stock -- Technical analysis -- The Corporate bond market -- Government securities -- The Valuation of fixed-income securities -- Investment companies -- Specialized investment companies and benchmarking performance -- Derivatives: An introduction to options -- Commodity and financial futures.