Investment analysis and portfolio management / Prasanna Chandra.

"Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management is an introductory book that seeks to capture the essence of modern developments in investments. It describes the characteristics of various investment alternatives available to investors along with the techniques used in their valuation and analysis. The book presents a framework for portfolio management with a set of guidelines for investors with varying inclinations. Primarily aimed for MBA students taking course in investments and security analysis, it will also be proved useful to industry practitioners. Salient Features : 1) Fifteen new sections such as Alternative Investments, Technologies that can Transform Financial Markets, Financial Engineering, Family Office, REITS and InvITS, Alternative Investment Funds, etc. 2) Updated topics on CAPE Ratio, Bollinger Bands, Information Ratio Trailing Returns and Rolling Returns, Active Share, Behavioural Influences on Asset Allocation, Sortino Ratio, etc. 3) Explores functioning of securities market as well as the implications of modern research in the field of investments. 4) Revised pedagogy that includes exhibits, summary, questions, solved and unsolved problems, minicases, and chapter appendices 5) Rich pool of student and instructor resources."--