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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793144703321

Autore

Cornell Bradford

Titolo

The conceptual foundations of investing : a short book of need-to-know essentials / / Bradford Cornell, Andrew Cornell, Shaun Cornell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken : , : WILEY, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-119-51631-5

1-119-51632-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages)

Classificazione

BUS027000

Disciplina

332.6

Soggetti

Finance, Personal

Investments

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note:  Preface Chapter 1 - Returns Chapter 2 - The Economic Structure on Investment Markets Chapter 3 - Bonds and Inflation Chapter 4 - Risk and Return Chapter 5 - Fundamental Analysis and Valuation Chapter 6 - Transaction costs Fees and Taxes Chapter 7 - Can History be trusted Chapter 8 - Can Behavioral Anomalies be Exploited Chapter 9 - Alternative Investments Chapter 10 - Investment Suggestions and Postscript Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The need-to-know essentials of investing This book explains the conceptual foundations of investing to improve investor performance. There are a host of investment mistakes that can be avoided by such an understanding. One example involves the trade-off between risk and return. The trade-off seems to imply that if you bear more risk you will have higher long-run average returns. That conclusion is false. It is possible to bear a great deal of risk and get no benefit in terms of higher average return. Understanding the conceptual foundations of finance makes it clear why this is so and, thereby, helps an investor avoid bearing uncompensated risks. Another choice every investor has to make is between active versus passive investing. Making that choice wisely requires understanding the conceptual foundations of investing.



•    Instructs investors willing to take the time to learn all of the concepts in layman’s terms •    Teaches concepts without overwhelming readers with math •    Helps you strengthen your portfolio •    Shows you the fundamental concepts of active investing The Conceptual Foundations of Investing is ultimately for investors looking to understand the science behind successful investing.