Fundamentals of Investment Management with S&P bind-in card
Author: Geoffrey A Hirt
Fundamentals of Investment Management 9th edition by Hirt and Block establishes the appropriate theoretical base of investments, while at the same time applying this theory to real-world examples. Students will be able to translate what they have learned in the course to actual participation in the financial markets. The textbook provides students with a survey of the important areas of investments: valuation, the marketplace, fixed income instruments and markets, equity instruments and markets, derivative instruments, and a cross-section of special topics, such as international markets and mutual funds.
The authors approach financial analysis the way it is done by many Wall Street firms. Geoff Hirt directed the CFA program for the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago (now the CFA Institute of Chicago) for 15 years and sat on the board of directors from 2002 to 2005. Stan Block has been a practicing CFA for over 20 years. Both professors have taught and advised student managed investment funds at their universities and bring this wealth of learning experiences to the students who study from this text. The authors are user friendly, but make no concessions to the importance of covering the latest and most important material for the student of investments.
Table of Contents:
| 1 | The Investment Setting | 4 |
| 2 | Security Markets: Present and Future | 28 |
| 3 | Participating in the Market | 63 |
| 4 | Sources of Investment Information | 92 |
| 5 | Economic Activity | 132 |
| 6 | Industry Analysis | 156 |
| 7 | Valuation of the Individual Firm | 180 |
| 8 | Financial Statement Analysis | 210 |
| 9 | A Basic View of Technica l Analysis Market Efficiency | 254 |
| 10 | Investments in Special Situations | 281 |
| 11 | Bonds and Fixed-Income Fundamentals | 310 |
| 12 | Principles of Bond Valuation and Investment | 344 |
| 13 | Duration and Reinvestment Concepts | 374 |
| 14 | Convertible Securities and Warrants | 397 |
| 15 | Put and Call Options | 424 |
| 16 | Commodities and Financial Futures | 458 |
| 17 | Stock Index Futures and Options | 482 |
| 18 | International Securities Markets | 508 |
| 19 | Mutual Funds | 538 |
| 20 | Investments in Real Assets | 570 |
| 21 | A Basic Look at Portfolio Management and Capital Market Theory | 592 |
| 22 | Measuring Risks and Returns of Portfolio Managers | 627 |
| Appendixes | 649 | |
| Glossary | 677 | |
| Index | 697 |
Book review: The Strategy Process or Using MIS
Essential Elements of Career Counseling: Processes and Techniques
Author: Norman E Amundson
The second edition of this textbook focuses primarily on the practice of career counseling by describing some of the basic techniques and resources that can be used to support the theories of career choice and development. The authors present information and a structure that is robust and, as such, can be widely applied. They also address some emerging issues such as Web-based counseling and provide case studies throughout the text. A belief in quality career counseling is at the forefront of this book, as well as the exploration of various myths and emerging trends. Career counseling is defined and the competencies that counselors need to pursue as part of their training agenda are outlined. As a supplement, the text includes the NCDA guidelines for competency standards and ethical guidelines as appendicies at the back of the book.
Table of Contents:
Career Counseling: Myths, Realities, and Emerging Trends 1What Is Career Counseling? 2
Factors Contributing to Shifts in Career Counseling 3
Seven Common Career Counseling Myths 5
Defining Career Counseling 7
Career Counseling Competencies 7
Using Career Theories to Help Clients 10
Theory of John L. Holland 11
Counseling Goals 17
Sample Counselor-Client Interchange 18
Second Interview 18
Theory of Donald E. Super 20
Counseling Goals 22
Sample Client-Counselor Interchange 23
Second Interview &nbs p; 24
The Narrative Approach of Mark L. Savickas 24
Counseling Goals 26
Sample Client-Counselor Interchange 26
Theory of John Krumboltz 27
Counseling Goals and Steps 28
Sample Counselor-Client Interchange 28
Summary 31
Context and Career Planning 32
Internal Variables 35
Assessing Self-Variables 37
External Variables 37
Summary 40
Negotiating the CareerCounseling Relationship 41
Creating a Mattering Climate 42
Building Bridges 45
Negotiating the Working Alliance ;46
Coping with Client Reluctance 48
Fear of the Unfamiliar 48
Refusal to Acknowledge or Take Responsibility for the Problem 49
Job Loss and Job Search Burnout 49
Fighting the System 49
Secondary Gains 49
Mandated Participation 50
Summary 51
Defining the Client's Career Concerns 52
Elaborating the Problem 57
Viewing the Problem Through a Metaphoric Lens 58
Changing Direction 60
Summary 61
Exploring the Problem: Understanding the Self 62
Questioning and Storytelling 63
In Search of Flow and Excellence (Self) 63
In Search of Flow and Excellence (Others) 66
No Worries, Mate 66
Strengths in Other Places 67
Metaphors 67
Structured Assessment 69
Limitations 72
Summary 72
Exploring the Problem: Contextual and Labor Market Options 74
Social Context 75
Educational and Work/Leisure Context 77
Labor Market Options (A Personal View) 80
Summary 81
Using Websites in Support of Career Counseling 83
Deciding Whether to Use a Technology-Based Intervention 85
Selecting Systems and Sites 8 8
An Example 89
Summary 90
Building and Using a Virtual Career Center 92
Components of a Virtual Career Center 93
Local Information as a Part of the Virtual Career Center 96
Access to Web Counseling 96
Monitoring Feature 98
Organization of the Virtual Career Center 98
Sample Sites 99
Summary 100
Consolidation, Decision Making, and Action Planning 101
Consolidation 102
Decision Making 104
Readiness for Action Planning 107
Developing the Action Plan 107
Advocacy and Social Action 109
Summary 110
Implementing Action Plans 111
Providing Support to Clients 112
Processing New Insights and Information 114
Action Plans That Aren't Followed Through 117
Handling Additional Concerns 119
Summary 120
Evaluating Client Progress 121
Evaluating Client Progress During the Course of Career Counseling 123
Career Counseling Goals Often Change Over Time 124
Career Counseling Is Often Short-Term Counseling 125
Evaluating Client Progress at the End of Career Counseling 127
Eliminate the Ambiguity 127
Addressing the Emotions Associated with Ending & nbsp; 127
Creating an Environment for a Positive Ending 128
Knowing When to Terminate 131
Summary 132
Adapting Career Counseling to Counseling Settings 133
School Settings 136
University Settings 138
Community Settings 140
Summary 141
The National Career Development Association's Career Counseling Competencies and Performance Indicators 143
National Career Development Association Ethical Standards (Revised 2003) 153
References 162
Index 168
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