Financial Institutions, Investments, and Management: An Introduction - Softcover

Mayo, Herbert B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324178174 ISBN 13: 9780324178173

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2003

Synopsis

A general introduction to the three primary aspects of Finance and examination of how they interrelate. The book discusses financial institutions and their roles in helping to allocate savings in the economy, along with a description and analysis of securities issued and traded in money and capital markets. The book covers fundamentals of investing in stocks, mutual funds, derivatives, and other marketable securities with an emphasis on securities markets, mechanics of trading, techniques of analysis, diversification, and valuation of assets. Finally, the book lays out the processes, decisions structures, and institutional arrangements concerned with the use and acquisition of funds by a firm. This will include the management of the asset and liability structure of the firm under certain and risky situations.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Herbert Mayo teaches finance at The College of New Jersey and is a former Director of Accreditation. A well-respected author and experienced educator, he has written several successful books focusing on critical finance issues and today's investment opportunities. He earned his PhD from Rutgers University and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0324178174
• ISBN 13: 9780324178173
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648