The economics background investors need to interpret global economic news distilled to the essential elements: A tool of choice for investment decision-makers.
Written by a distinguished academics and practitioners selected and guided by CFA Institute, the world’s largest association of finance professionals, Economics for Investment Decision Makers is unique in presenting microeconomics and macroeconomics with relevance to investors and investment analysts constantly in mind. The selection of fundamental topics is comprehensive, while coverage of topics such as international trade, foreign exchange markets, and currency exchange rate forecasting reflects global perspectives of pressing investor importance.
Concise, plain-English introduction useful to investors and investment analysts
Relevant to security analysis, industry analysis, country analysis, portfolio management, and capital market strategy
Understand economic news and what it means
All concepts defined and simply explained, no prior background in economics assumed
Abundant examples and illustrations
Global markets perspective
Author Biography:
CHRISTOPHER D. PIROS, PhD, CFA, is the ManagingDirector of Investment Strategy and Chairman of the InvestmentPolicy Committee at Hawthorn, a member of the PNC FinancialServices Group, Inc., which is dedicated to serving the needs ofindividuals and families with investable assets in excess of $20million. Prior to joining PNC, Mr. Piros served on the teamresponsible for the curriculum underlying the Chartered FinancialAnalyst(R) designation. He also has served as Director ofInvestment Strategy & Portfolio Management at PrudentialInvestments LLC, the wealth management services arm of PrudentialFinancial. He was a global fixed-income portfolio manager and headof fixed-income quantitative analysis at MFS InvestmentManagement. JERALD E. PINTO, PhD, CFA, is Director, CurriculumProjects, in the education division of the CFA Institute. Prior tojoining CFA Institute, he consulted with corporations, foundations,and partnerships in investment planning, portfolio analysis,valuation, and quantitative analysis. Pinto also worked in theinvestment and banking industries in New York, and taught financeat NYU Stern School of Business. He holds an MBA from BaruchCollege, a PhD in finance from the Stern School, and is a member ofCFA Virginia. CFA INSTITUTE is a global, not-for-profit organizationcomprising the world's largest association of investmentprofessionals. With over 100,000 members, and regional societiesaround the world, CFA Institute is dedicated to developing andpromoting the highest educational, ethical, and professionalstandards in the investment industry. CFA Institute offers a rangeof educational and career resources, including the CharteredFinancial Analyst (CFA) and the Certificate in InvestmentPerformance Measurement (CIPM) designations, and is a leading voiceon global issues of fairness, market efficiency, and investorprotection.
