Part 1 Background1 Understanding Investments 12 Investment Alternatives 243 Indirect Investing 574 Securities Markets and Market Indexes 905 How Securities are Traded 114Part 2 Portfolio and Capital Market Theory6 The Risk and Return from Investing 1397 Portfolio Theory 1718 Portfolio Selection and Asset Allocation 1979 Capital Market Theory and Asset Pricing Models 224Part 3 Common Stocks: Analysis, Valuation, and Management10 Common Stock Valuation 25611 Common Stocks: Analysis and Strategy 29312 Market Efficiency 315Part 4 Security Analysis13 Economy/Market Analysis 34714 Sector/Industry Analysis 37015 Company Analysis 38916 Technical Analysis 421Part 5 Fixed-Income Securities: Analysis, Valuation, and Management17 Bond Yields and Prices 44318 Bonds: Analysis and Strategy 470Part 6 Derivative Securities19 Options 49820 Futures Contracts 532Part 7 Investment Management21 Managing Your Financial Assets 55722 Evaluation of Investment Performance 579Glossary G-1Index I-1