AUSTIN MURPHY is Professor of Finance, Department of Accounting and Finance, Oakland University, Michigan./e Among his earlier assignments were a stint as a Visiting Professor at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and as a Fulbright Professor at the Free University of Berlin. He is author of two earlier books and more than 50 journal articles on investment and related financial topics, published in a wide range of professional and scholarly journals in finance and economics.

• Preface Introductory Portfolio Analysis Introduction: Investment Goals and Opportunities Diversification Analysis An Applied Theory of Portfolio Selection Fundamental Analysis Foundations of Investment Valuation Fixed-Income Security Analysis: Introduction Fundamental Analysis of Fixed-Income Securities Analysis of Equity Investments: Introduction Fundamental Analysis of Equity Investments Fundamental Analysis of Real Asset Investments Fundamental Analysis of Foreign Assets A Fundamental Survey of the Existing Investment Opportunity Set Spot Assets Forward and Futures Contracts Options Investment Companies The Existing Market Environment The Trading Environment The Taxation Environment The Regulatory and Ethical Environment Market Efficiency and Investment Performance Specific Portfolio Strategies Arbitrage The Theory and Practice of Technical Analysis Hedging A Summary of Portfolio Management Strategies Index