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Investment Fundamentals

By Frederick Amling & William G. Droms

Dr. Frederick Amling is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, BA; Miami University, MBA and the University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. He was Chairman of the Finance Department of Miami University and Dean of the School of Business at the University of Rhode Island. Currently, he is President of Amling & Company, Inc. Potomac, MD. He serves on the board of directors of the Keystone Group of Funds in Boston and the Torray Fund in Washington, DC, and Professor of Finance, Finance Department, School of Business and Public Management at The George Washington University, Washington, DC. He served on the Keystone and Evergreen Mutual Fund boards from 1967 to 1997. He is a member of the Cosmos Club, the Congressional Country Club and Beta Gamma Sigma. He is also a member of the Washington Society of Investment Analysis, the American Finance Association and the Financial Management Association. He has written extensively on finance and investments and has written 5 books on investments and personal finance including the book Investment Fundamentals, Dryden, 1994 with William Droms. (The Money Manager. April 12, 1993. Page 4233)

 

Investment Fundamentals

 

Contents in Brief

 

I

Laying the Foundation

 

Chapter 1

Saving and Investing:
The Growth of Assets and Wealth

 

Chapter 2

Savings Institutions and Savings Instruments

 

Chapter 3

Home Ownership: A Cornerstone Investment

 

II

Strategy for an Investment Program

 

Chapter 4

Sources of Investment Information

 

Chapter 5

Security Markets and Brokers

 

Chapter 6

Risk, Return and Asset Allocation

 

III

Securities Investments

 

Chapter 7

Government Securities

 

Chapter 8

Corporate Bonds and Preferred Stock

 

Chapter 9

Understanding Corporate Financial Statements

 

Chapter 10

Common Stock: Higher Returns and Higher Risks

 

Chapter 11

Valuation of Common Stock

 

IV

Alternative Investment Opportunities

 

Chapter 12

Investment in Real Assets

 

Chapter 13

Option Strategies and Financial Futures

 

Chapter 14

Closed-End Investment Companies and Mutual Funds

 

Chapter 15

Life Insurance As an Investment Asset

 

V

Portfolio Management

 

Chapter 16

Portfolio Theory, Investment Policy, and Risk Management

 

Chapter 17

Managing Your Investment Portfolio

 

 

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Investment Fundamentals

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In addition, don't forget to check out:
Investments:
An Introduction to Analysis and Management

by Frederick Amling