Research Catalog

Title

Investment philosophies : successful strategies and the investors who made them work / Aswath Damodaran.

Author

Damodaran, Aswath.

Publication

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2003.

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Details

Description

viii, 504 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Investment Philosophies explores many of the time-tested investment philosophies that investors have used over the years - from value investing and growth investing to technical analysis and market timing - and discusses some of the investors who made these philosophies work. This unique book will expose you to a wide range of investment philosophies to give you a sense of what drives investors in each philosophy, how they attempt to put these philosophies into practice, and what determines ultimate success.
• Damodaran offers an unbiased forum for the presentation of different investment philosophies, while supplying you with the tools - the definition and measurement of risk, the notion of market efficiency and how to test for inefficiencies, the components and determinants of trading costs - and the empirical evidence to make your own judgments on the investment philosophy that fits your specific investment goals and views of how markets work." "Filled with valuable insights, useful formulas, and comprehensive charts, this book provides you with the tools to pick an investment philosophy that is right for you."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Wiley finance series

Uniform Title

Wiley finance series.

Subject

• Investment analysis
• Analyse financière
• Placement financier

Note

• Series statement from jacket.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-498) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Upside, downside: understanding risk -- Numbers do not lie-- or do they? -- Show me the money: the basics of valuation -- Many A slip: trading, execution and taxes -- Too good to be true?: testing investment strategies -- Smoke and mirrors?: charting and technical analysis -- Graham's disciples: value investing -- The allure of growth: small cap and growth investing -- Information pays: trading on news -- A sure profit: the essence of arbitrage -- The impossible dream?: timing the market -- Ready to give up?: the allure of indexing -- A Road Map to Choosing An Investment Philosophy -- References -- Index.

ISBN

• 0471345032
• 9780471345039

LCCN

2002014030

OCLC

• ocm50519281
• 50519281
• SCSB-1276672

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library