Introduction to Risk and Return from Common Stocks

Name: Introduction to Risk and Return from Common Stocks
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ISBN: 9780262521161

ISBN-10: 0262521164

ISBN-13: 9780262521161

Edition: 2nd 1986 (Revised)

Authors: Richard A. Brealey

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Richard Brealey presents a brief, nontechnical description of current research on investment management and its implications for the investment manager. He covers market efficiency, valuation, and modern portfolio theory in a book that The New York Times noted "rates high as reading for every professional investor." Brealey's easy-to-understand approach to modern investment theory will also prove invaluable to students. The book evaluates the use of technical models and fundamental analysis for common stock selection, examining the implications of the random walk hypothesis, publicly available information, and the efficient market theory. It takes up the valuation of common stocks and…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 10/9/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface



The Reaction of Common Stock Prices to New Information



Technical Analysis and Random Walks



Fundamental Analysis and Publicly Available Information



Can Professional Investors Beat the Market?



Valuation



Analyzing Common Stocks



The Behavior of Earnings



Choosing a Common Stock Portfolio



Portfolio Selection



How Stocks Move Together



The Effect of the Market on Stock Prices



Passive and Active Portfolios



Risk and Return



Measuring Investment Performance


Index