Includes index.

Contents: Part 1: The investment process and financial concepts: An introduction to investments -- Securities markets -- The time value of money -- Financial planning, taxation, and the efficiency of financial markets -- Risk and portfolio management -- Part 2: Investment companies: Investment companies: mutual funds -- Closed-end investment companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts (RTEIs), and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) -- Part 3: Investing in common stock: Stock -- The valuation of common stock -- Investment returns and aggregate measures of stock markets -- The macroeconomic environment for investment decisions -- Behavioral finance and technical analysis -- Part 4: Investing in fixed-income securities: The bond market -- The valuation of fixed-income securities -- Government securities -- Convertible bonds and convertible preferred stock -- Part 5: Derivatives: An introduction to options -- Option valuation and strategies -- Commodity and financial futures -- Part 6: An overview: Financial planning and investing in an efficient market context.