TY - BOOK AU - Mayo, Herbert B. TI - Basic investments. SN - 0324319568 AV - HG4521.M45 PY - 2006/// CY - Australia PB - Thomson KW - Investments KW - Investment analysis. N1 - 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 ER -