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Active Portfolio Management: A Quantitative Approach for Producing Superior Returns and Selecting Superior Returns and Controlling Risk
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Trade (26 October, 1999)
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What could have been explained in 50 pages...
Clear, efficient and usefulThe book carefully develops the concepts of Portfolio Theory. Topics include: risk aversion, the Capital Market Line, the Markowitz Portfolio Selection Model, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, beta, market equilibrium, etc. Subsequent chapters cover fixed income securities, security analysis, derivatives and active portfolio management.
The book is extremely detailed and very well written. It covers more than the basics. It includes a variety of advanced theories and describes recent academic research.
A excellent choice !
Active Bank Risk Management: Enhancing Investment and Credit Portfolio Performance
Published in Hardcover by Probus Professional Pub (March, 1995)
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Active Index Investing: Maximizing Portfolio Performance and Minimizing Risk Through Global Index Strategies
Published in Hardcover by John Wiley & Sons (14 May, 2003)
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The Active Shareholder: Exercising Your Rights, Increasing Your Profits, and Minimizing Your Risks
Published in Paperback by John Wiley & Sons (January, 1993)
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Facts about heart disease and women : be physically active (SuDoc HE 20.3218:W 84/3)
Published in Unknown Binding by National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute] (1997)
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The Interactive Guide to Derivative Application
Published in CD-ROM by Active Books (01 January, 1999)
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Mount Rainier: Active Cascade Volcano-Research Strategies for Mitigating Risk from a High Snow-Clad Volcano in a Populous Region
Published in Paperback by National Academy Press (June, 1994)
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Mount Ranier active Cascade volcano research strategies for mitigating risk from a high, snow-clad volcano in a populous region (SuDoc NAS 1.26:195893)
Published in Unknown Binding by National Academy Press National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Technical Information Service, distributor (1994)
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Preventing Malpractice: The Co-Active Solution
Published in Hardcover by Plenum Pub Corp (November, 1993)
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Reducing Stress Fracture in Physically Active Military Women
Published in Paperback by National Academy Press (January, 1999)
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For the average (practical) person interested in portfolio management this book is way too academic, using some 10 Greek letters and Cov, Std per page (and I'm not even talking about the technical appendices), making it very hard to read and comprehend.