The Economist - Guide to the Financial Markets

Oxford University Press, 2007, 489 pp. There are many textbooks for business students that provide a systematic, introductory development of the economics of financial markets. However, there are as yet no introductory textbooks aimed at more easily daunted undergraduate liberal arts students. Introduction to the Economics of Financial Markets fills this gap by providing an...

Library of Congress, 4th ed. — 2010 — 696 p. A comprehensive exploration of the world's financial markets and institutions. Introduction; Financial Institutions, Financial Intermediaries, and Asset Management Firms; Depository Institutions: Activities and Characteristics; The U.S. Federal Reserve and the Creation of Money; Monetary Policy in the United States; Insurance...

Wiley, 2011. — 725 p. — ISBN: 0470929901 An updated guide to the theory and practice of investment management Many books focus on the theory of investment management and leave the details of the implementation of the theory up to you. This book illustrates how theory is applied in practice while stressing the importance of the portfolio construction process. The Second Edition...

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009, 304 pp. Investment Banking: Valuation, Leveraged Buyouts, and Mergers & Acquisitions is a highly accessible and authoritative book that focuses on the primary valuation methodologies currently used on Wall Street—comparable companies, precedent transactions, DCF, and LBO analysis. These methodologies are used to determine valuation for public and...

Academic Press, 2009. — 864 p. — ISBN: 0123747651. Robert Nisbet, Pacific Capital Bank Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA, USA John Elder, Elder Research, Inc. and the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA Gary Miner, StatSoft, Inc. , Tulsa, OK, USA Description The Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications is a comprehensive professional reference book...

Вlооmbеrg Press – 2007, 257 pages, 6th edition ISBN: 1576602400, 1861979749, 9781576602409, 9781861979746 A guide that assists in determining where we were in the business cycle. The book is structured like an encyclopedia - analyzing each indicator in detail and in isolation. A fine addition to anyone's economic reference books, but disappointed me by failing to treat the...