This book is the first of its kind to delve into the fascinating and important subject of the psychology affecting investments. Its unique coverage describes how investors actually behave, the reasons and causes of that behavior, why the behavior hurts their wealth, and what they can do about it. Chapter topics include overconfidence, fear of regret and seeking pride, considering the past, mental accounting, forming portfolios, representativeness and familiarity, social interaction and investing, mood and investing, and self control and decision making. anyone who wants to invest (either professionally or personally), as well as portfolio managers, fund managers, pension managers, financial advisers, brokers, financial planners, traders, financial analysts, and CPAs.

Product Description: A detailed look at the role of social responsibility in finance and investing The concept of socially responsible finance and investing continues to grow, especially in the wake of one of the most devastating financial crises in history...read more

M: Finance is a market-driven corporate finance book with the latest in teaching and learning tools – all at an affordable price! With M: Finance , students receive a cost-effective, easy to read, focused text complete with study resources (both print and online) to help them review for tests and apply chapter concepts. Professors receive a text that contains all the pertinent information--yet in a more condensed format that is easier to cover. M: Finance: Meet the Future!

The first of its kind, Nofsinger provides an overview of our corporate governance system in a flexible, modular format. Today, the term "corporate governance" is familiar to almost everyone. Unfortunately, its familiarity in our society comes about because of revelations of one shocking corporate scandal after another: executives caught pilfering from their firms; accountants helping companies doctor their financial numbers; analysts irresponsibly hyping internet stocks. Nofsingeris organized into chapters that discuss each corporate governance mechanism. Every chapter is organized in the same way, and each chapter is self-contained. Each chapter begins with a detailed overview of the monitor or monitoring mechanism, and then highlights potential problems.

Product Description: "Investments: Analysis and Behavior, 2e" is the first textbook to integrate exciting new developments from the field of behavioural finance in a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the field of investments. Since behavioural is intertwined in all aspects of investing, this text does just that...read more

"Finance: Applications and Theory" is a low- to mid-level book for classes that focuses on solving problems. These authors - instead of coming to the table with how corporate finance should be taught - are creating a book based on how it currently is being taught. That goal, combined with the innovative themes and technologies we have integrated, is leading to a book that is getting some very positive feedback from the market.

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Product Description: Investments: Analysis and Behavior, 2e is the first textbook to integrate exciting new developments from the field of behavioral finance in a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the field of investments. Since behavioral is intertwined in all aspects of investing, this text does just that...read more

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