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The Essential Financial Toolkit

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Finance But Were Afraid to Ask

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Javier Estrada

    1. IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain

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Part of the book series: IESE Business Collection (IESEBC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Returns

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    Pages 1-13

  3. Mean Returns

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    Pages 14-31

  4. Risk: Standard Deviation and Beta

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    Pages 32-46

  5. Diversification and Correlation

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    Pages 47-63

  6. Required Returns and the CAPM

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    Pages 64-80

  7. Downside Risk

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    Pages 81-95

  8. Risk-Adjusted Returns

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    Pages 96-115

  9. NPV and IRR

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    Pages 116-135

  10. Multiples

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    Pages 136-155

  11. Bonds

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    Pages 156-170

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 171-183
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About this book

Math and jargon make essential financial concepts seem intimidating, but that is simply because most books do not have the goal of being accessible to interested readers – this book does. In ten easy-to-read chapters, it explains all the essential financial tools and concepts, fully illustrated with real-world examples and Excel implementations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain

    Javier Estrada

About the author

JAVIER ESTRADA Professor of Finance at IESE Business School, Spain. His areas of specialization are portfolio management, wealth management, investments, equity markets, and emerging markets. He is also a wealth management advisor at Sports Global Consulting, where he advises professional athletes on their investments.

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