03295nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10575490 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120227s2012 njuad s 001 0 eng d 2012005823 9781118175477 (hardback) 9781118011515 9781118221921 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)778636830 HG4529 .D36 2012eb 332.6 23 Damodaran, Aswath. Investment philosophies [electronic resource] : successful strategies and the investors who made them work / Aswath Damodaran. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012. viii, 597 p. : ill. Wiley finance Includes index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Upside, downside : understanding risk -- 3. Numbers don't lie : or do they? -- 4. Show me the money : the basics of valuation -- 5. many a slip : trading, execution, and taxes -- 6. Too good to be true? testing investment strategies -- 7. Smoke and mirrors? price patterns, volume charts and technical analysis -- 8. Graham's disciples : value investing -- 9. The allure of growth : small cap and growth investing -- 10. Information pays : trading on news -- 11. A sure profit : the essence of arbitrage -- 12. The impossible dream? timing the market -- 13. Ready to give up? the allure of indexing -- 14. A roadmap to choosing an investment philosophy. "The guide for investors who want a better understanding of investment strategies that have stood the test of timeThis thoroughly revised and updated edition of Investment Philosophies covers different investment philosophies and reveal the beliefs that underlie each one, the evidence on whether the strategies that arise from the philosophy actually produce results, and what an investor needs to bring to the table to make the philosophy work.The book covers a wealth of strategies including indexing, passive and activist value investing, growth investing, chart/technical analysis, market timing, arbitrage, and many more investment philosophies. Presents the tools needed to understand portfolio management and the variety of strategies available to achieve investment success Explores the process of creating and managing a portfolio Shows readers how to profit like successful value growth index investors Aswath Damodaran is a well-known academic and practitioner in finance who is an expert on different approaches to valuation and investment This vital resource examines various investing philosophies and provides you with helpful online resources and tools to fully investigate each investment philosophy and assess whether it is a philosophy that is appropriate for you"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Investment analysis. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Wiley finance series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10575490 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 78144 78144