{"product_id":"the-portable-financial-analyst-isbn-9780471267607","title":"The Portable Financial Analyst","description":"Financial professionals are faced with increasingly technical topics that are theoretically complicated but practically necessary in determining the trade-off between risk and return. \u003cb\u003eThe Portable Financial Analyst, Second Edition\u003c\/b\u003e is a unique collection of essays that address the heart of every analyst's and investor's dilemma: how to make decisions in the face of unknown forces and how to assert some control over the outcome  Foreword: Time and Magic: What This Book Is About.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. The Noble Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Lognormality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Return and Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Higher Moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Duration and Convexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. The Term Structure of Interest Rates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Serial Dependence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Time Diversification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Regressions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Factor Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Estimating Volatility: Part I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Estimating Volatility: Part II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Hypothesis Testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Future Value and Risk of Loss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Event Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Simulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Value at Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20. Optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21. Risk Budgets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22. Hedging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23. Opton Valuation and Replication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24. Commodity Futures Conracts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25. Currencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK P. KRITZMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Managing Partner of Windham Capital Management Boston, a Senior Partner of State Street Associates, and Research Director of the AIMR Research Foundation. He also serves on the boards of the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance and the International Securities Exchange, and on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eEmerging Markets Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Analysts Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Alternative Investments\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Asset Management\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Derivatives\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Investment Management\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Kritzman has written numerous articles for academic and professional journals and is the author of six books including \u003ci\u003ePuzzles of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTo succeed in the world of finance you must have a solid understanding of the concepts and strategies used to perform proper investment analysis. Today, financial analysts are faced with increasingly technical topics that are theoretically complicated but practically necessary. To help you overcome these obstacles, financial expert Mark Kritzman has returned with a completely updated and expanded second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Financial Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Portable Financial Analyst, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive collection of financial insight and advice that addresses the heart of every investor’s and analyst’s dilemma: how to make decisions in the face of unknown forces and how to assert some control over the outcome. Originally covered as columns in the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Analysts Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, these self-contained chapters address often controversial and difficult quantitative topics without the technical jargon and mathematical symbolism that often permeate other writings. With a high degree of lucidity and impeccable logic, Kritzman shows you how to employ the tools of mathematics, statistics, and common sense when evaluating past results and projecting future performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this invaluable resource touches on a variety of financial topics that every financial practitioner must be familiar with, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncertainty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHigher moments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTime diversification\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHypothesis testing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFuture value and risk of loss\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSimulation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisk budgets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHedging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOption valuation and replication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjective, practical, and essential, \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Financial Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e covers the concepts, methodology, and strategies inherent to thorough and proper investment analysis. With this book as your guide you’ll learn how to make the right investment decisions as well as when to make them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990315450597,"sku":"NP9780471267607","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471267607.jpg?v=1761787323","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-portable-financial-analyst-isbn-9780471267607","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}