Financial Times Guide to Understanding Finance, The
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Whether you are an executive or a student, beginner or expert, this book is designed to explain and illustrate the working essentials of finance with clarity and speed.
This desktop companion deliberately combines essential theory with real-world application, using short, focused chapters to help you find what you need and implement it right away. www.pearsoned.co.uk/estrada
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Javier Estrada holds an M.S. in Finance and a Ph.D. in Economics both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently an associate professor at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain; the co-editor of the Emerging Markets Review; and a wealth management advisor at Sports Global Consulting. He has published extensively in international journals, written many cases for class discussion, and lectured throughout the world.
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Publisher's acknowledgments
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
PART I: RISK AND RETURN
1 Returns (I): Basic concepts
2 Returns (II): Mean returns
3 Risk (I): Total risk
4 Risk and return (I): Portfolios
5 Risk (II): Diversification &
