Getting Started in Security Analysis, 2nd Edition: 80 - Softcover

Klein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470463392 ISBN 13: 9780470463390

Publisher: Wiley, 2009

Synopsis

This fully updated Second Edition of Getting Started in Security Analysis covers everything you need to fully grasp the fundamentals of security analysis. It focuses on the practical mechanics of such vital topics as fundamental analysis, security valuation, portfolio management, real estate analysis, and fixed income analysis.

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From the Author

For the pro-active investor wanting to empower his portfolio
Learn the basics of the arcane science of Wall Street. This guide takes you through a journey, from accounting and quantative anlysis to valuation and portfolio management.This is the next step on the learning curve for the investor who is bored with the basics and is thirsty for the nuts and bolts of investments.Each chapter has a problem set to permit a practicing of these tenets. Also case studies are included with an INTERNET INDEX-- a great place to find top-notch sites for the pro-active investor.Remember, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER--Don't you owe it to your portfolio to know everything you can about investments?

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR GETTING STARTED IN SECURITY ANALYSIS

SECOND EDITION

"Peter Klein and his talented coauthor, Brian Iammartino, have written the definitive work on what it takes to really understand investment analysis. Importantly, they've done it using an easy to follow step-by-step format and clear, understandable language. This book will be an invaluable tool for both prospective as well as seasoned security analysts for generations to come. I'm going to insist that my broker read it cover to cover!"
--Jim McCann, founder, 1-800-Flowers.com

"This book provides a thorough and fundamental education on the art and science of securities analysis. It presents years worth of field-level experience within its covers. Principally simple, yet profoundly practical!"
--Giorgio Kolaj, cofounder, Famous Famiglia

"This is a book very well worth owning and reading. It covers all the basic forms of investment. It is a great reference tool to keep at desk side to refer to when needed. It is a solid, basic book in fundamentals, easy to understand with good clear and concise examples."
--Robert A. Rosen, Chairman and CEO, Rosen Associates Management Corp.

"An invaluable resource. I recommend this book to all of my clients who are intrigued by what goes into security analysis."
--Jerry Sloane, CPA, Partner, Berdon LLP

PETER J. KLEIN, CFA, is Senior Vice President of Investments for UBS Financial Services where he and his team develop financial plans for individuals and small institutions and proactively steward their capital through the capital markets. Klein holds a BA in economics and an MBA in finance, is a member of CFA Institute and The New York Society of Security Analysts, and sits on several not-for-profit boards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470463392
• ISBN 13: 9780470463390
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336