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Investment philosophies successful strategies and the investors who made them work

Title
Investment philosophies [electronic resource] : successful strategies and the investors who made them work / Aswath Damodaran.
ISBN
9781118175477 (hardback)
9781118011515
9781118221921 (e-book)
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.
Physical Description
viii, 597 p. : ill.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Includes index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"The guide for investors who want a better understanding of investment strategies that have stood the test of timeThis thoroughly revised and updated edition of Investment Philosophies covers different investment philosophies and reveal the beliefs that underlie each one, the evidence on whether the strategies that arise from the philosophy actually produce results, and what an investor needs to bring to the table to make the philosophy work.The book covers a wealth of strategies including indexing, passive and activist value investing, growth investing, chart/technical analysis, market timing, arbitrage, and many more investment philosophies. Presents the tools needed to understand portfolio management and the variety of strategies available to achieve investment success Explores the process of creating and managing a portfolio Shows readers how to profit like successful value growth index investors Aswath Damodaran is a well-known academic and practitioner in finance who is an expert on different approaches to valuation and investment This vital resource examines various investing philosophies and provides you with helpful online resources and tools to fully investigate each investment philosophy and assess whether it is a philosophy that is appropriate for you"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 17, 2013
Series
Wiley finance series.
Wiley finance
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upside, downside : understanding risk
3. Numbers don't lie : or do they?
4. Show me the money : the basics of valuation
5. many a slip : trading, execution, and taxes
6. Too good to be true? testing investment strategies
7. Smoke and mirrors? price patterns, volume charts and technical analysis
8. Graham's disciples : value investing
9. The allure of growth : small cap and growth investing
10. Information pays : trading on news
11. A sure profit : the essence of arbitrage
12. The impossible dream? timing the market
13. Ready to give up? the allure of indexing
14. A roadmap to choosing an investment philosophy.
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ebrary, Inc.
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