Piros / Pinto Economics for Investment Decision Makers

Micro, Macro, and International Economics
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-41624-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 800 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The CFA Institute Series

The economics background investors need to interpret globaleconomic news distilled to the essential elements: A tool of choicefor investment decision-makers.
Written by a distinguished academics and practitioners selectedand guided by CFA Institute, the world's largest associationof finance professionals, Economics for Investment DecisionMakers is unique in presenting microeconomics andmacroeconomics with relevance to investors and investment analystsconstantly in mind. The selection of fundamental topicsis comprehensive, while coverage of topics such as internationaltrade, foreign exchange markets, and currency exchange rateforecasting reflects global perspectives of pressing investorimportance.
* Concise, plain-English introduction useful to investors andinvestment analysts
* Relevant to security analysis, industry analysis, countryanalysis, portfolio management, and capital market strategy
* Understand economic news and what it means
* All concepts defined and simply explained, no prior backgroundin economics assumed
* Abundant examples and illustrations
* Global markets perspective

Autoren/Hrsg.

Piros, Christopher D.

Pinto, Jerald E.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Harris, Larry

Über Autor(innen)

CHRISTOPHER D. PIROS, PhD, CFA, is the Managing Directorof Investment Strategy and Chairman of the Investment PolicyCommittee at Hawthorn, a member of the PNC Financial ServicesGroup, Inc., which is dedicated to serving the needs of individualsand families with investable assets in excess of $20 million. Priorto joining PNC, Mr. Piros served on the team responsible for thecurriculum underlying the Chartered Financial Analyst®designation. He also has served as Director of Investment Strategy& Portfolio Management at Prudential Investments LLC, thewealth management services arm of Prudential Financial. And he wasa global fixed-income portfolio manager and head of fixed-incomequantitative analysis at MFS Investment Management.
JERALD E. PINTO, PhD, CFA, is Director, CurriculumProjects, in the education division of the CFA Institute. Prior tojoining CFA Institute, he consulted with corporations, foundations,and partnerships in investment planning, portfolio analysis,valuation, and quantitative analysis. Pinto also worked in theinvestment and banking industries in New York, and taught financeat NYU Stern School of Business. He holds an MBA from BaruchCollege, a PhD in finance from the Stern School, and is a member ofCFA Virginia.
CFA INSTITUTE is a global, not-for-profit organizationcomprising the world's largest association of investmentprofessionals. With over 100,000 members, and regional societiesaround the world, CFA Institute is dedicated to developing andpromoting the highest educational, ethical, and professionalstandards in the investment industry. CFA Institute offers a rangeof educational and career resources, including the CharteredFinancial Analyst (CFA) and the Certificate in InvestmentPerformance Measurement (CIPM) designations, and is a leading voiceon global issues of fairness, market efficiency, and investorprotection.