Getting Started in Security Analysis
An updated look at security analysis and how to use it during tough financial times

Due to the current economic climate, individual investors are starting to take much more time and effort to really understand their investments. They've been investing on their own in record numbers, but many have no idea how to handle the current financial crisis. This accessible guide shows you how to take control of your investment decisions by mastering security analysis.

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.

  • Easy-to-follow instructions and case studies put the tools of this trade in perspective and show you how to incorporate them into your portfolio
  • Along with dozens of examples, you'll find special quiz sections that test your skills
  • Focuses on key security analysis topics such as deciphering financial statements, fixed-income analysis, fundamental analysis, and security valuation

If you want to make better investment decisions, then look no further than the Second Edition of Getting Started in Security Analysis.

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Getting Started in Security Analysis
An updated look at security analysis and how to use it during tough financial times

Due to the current economic climate, individual investors are starting to take much more time and effort to really understand their investments. They've been investing on their own in record numbers, but many have no idea how to handle the current financial crisis. This accessible guide shows you how to take control of your investment decisions by mastering security analysis.

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.

  • Easy-to-follow instructions and case studies put the tools of this trade in perspective and show you how to incorporate them into your portfolio
  • Along with dozens of examples, you'll find special quiz sections that test your skills
  • Focuses on key security analysis topics such as deciphering financial statements, fixed-income analysis, fundamental analysis, and security valuation

If you want to make better investment decisions, then look no further than the Second Edition of Getting Started in Security Analysis.

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An updated look at security analysis and how to use it during tough financial times

Due to the current economic climate, individual investors are starting to take much more time and effort to really understand their investments. They've been investing on their own in record numbers, but many have no idea how to handle the current financial crisis. This accessible guide shows you how to take control of your investment decisions by mastering security analysis.

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.

  • Easy-to-follow instructions and case studies put the tools of this trade in perspective and show you how to incorporate them into your portfolio
  • Along with dozens of examples, you'll find special quiz sections that test your skills
  • Focuses on key security analysis topics such as deciphering financial statements, fixed-income analysis, fundamental analysis, and security valuation

If you want to make better investment decisions, then look no further than the Second Edition of Getting Started in Security Analysis.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470463390
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 12/02/2009
Series: Getting Started In... , #80
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

BRIAN R. IAMMARTINO is Vice President of Westport Point Capital, a private real estate investment fund. His previous experience includes positions at The Blackstone Group and the not-for-profit organization TeachersCount. Iammartino holds a BS summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he concentrated in finance and accounting, and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

PART 1 Tools of the Trade

Chapter 1 Accounting 17

Chapter 2 Economics 35

Chapter 3 Investment Mathematics 77

Chapter 4 Quantitative Analysis 97

PART 2 Fundamental Financial Security Analysis

Chapter 5 Equity Analysis and Valuation 119

Chapter 6 Credit Analysis 169

Chapter 7 Real Estate 203

PART 3 Portfolio Management

Chapter 8 The Investment Management Process 261

Epilogue 307

Appendix: Selected Tables 309

Bibliography 315

Index 317

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