Companion workbook to the CFA Institute's Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis Workbook In a world of specialization, no other profession likely requires such broad, yet in-depth knowledge than that of financial analyst. Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis provides the broad-based knowledge professionals and students of the markets need to manage money and maximize return. This companion Workbook, also edited by experts from the CFA Institute, allows busy professionals to gain a stronger understanding of core investment topics. The Workbook
Includes learning outcomes, summaries, and problems and solutions sections for each chapter in the main book
Blends theory and practice
Provides access to the highest quality information on investment analysis and portfolio management
With Investments: Analysis and Portfolio Management Workbook, busy professionals can reinforce what they've learned in reading Investments, while doing so at their own pace.
Author Biography:
MICHAEL G. McMILLAN, CFA, is Director of Ethics andProfessional Standards in the Education Division of CFA Institute.Dr. McMillan joined CFA Institute in 2008 after more than a decadeas a professor of accounting and finance at Johns HopkinsUniversity's Carey School of Business and The George WashingtonUniversity's School of Business. He has a doctorate in accountingand finance from The George Washington University, an MBA fromStanford University, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.Dr. McMillan is a member of the CFA Society of Washington, D.C.,and the East African Society of Investment Professionals. JERALD E. PINTO, CFA, is Director of Curriculum Projectsin the Education Division of CFA Institute. Before coming to CFAInstitute in 2002, he consulted to corporations, foundations, andpartnerships in investment planning, portfolio analysis, andquantitative analysis. He has also worked in the investment andbanking industries in New York City and taught finance at New YorkUniversity's Stern School of Business. He holds an MBA from BaruchCollege, a PhD in finance from the Stern School, and earned his CFAcharter in 1992. WENDY L. PIRIE, CFA, is Director of Curriculum Projectsin the Education Division of CFA Institute. Prior to joining CFAInstitute in 2008, she taught finance, accounting, statistics,taxation, business law, and marketing for over twenty years at bothlarge and small, public and private universities, religiouscolleges, and military academies. Her work has been published inthe Journal of Financial Research and Journal of Economics andFinance. She holds a PhD from Queen's University at Kingston andMBAs from the Universities of Toronto and Calgary. GERHARD VAN de VENTER, CFA, is Deputy Head of the Schoolof Finance and Economics at University of Technology, Sydney. Hewas previously Director of Curriculum Projects in the EducationDivision of CFA Institute. He began his career in South Africa as afinancial analyst and later as a dealer on the Bond Exchange, wherehe traded fixed income securities. He holds a PhD in finance fromthe University of Technology, Sydney. He is a member of CFAInstitute and the New York Society of Security Analysts.
