{"product_id":"applied-portfolio-management-how-university-of-kansas-students-generate-alpha-to-beat-the-street-hardback-9780470041727","title":"Applied Portfolio Management; How University of Kansas Students Generate Alpha to Beat the Street (Hardback) 9780470041727","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eApplied Portfolio Management\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow University of Kansas Students Generate Alpha to Beat the Street\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine Shenoy (Author), Kent McCarthy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470041727, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, Screen captures: 65 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 75 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen investment professional Kent McCarthy returned to teach at his alma mater, the University of Kansas, he planted the seeds for the Applied Portfolio Management (APM) program—a course that allows students to manage a real money portfolio, which has compiled a remarkable record of investment success. Now, with this book, you’ll discover how to use the concepts covered in this class—from understanding the fundamental drivers of business success to buying at the right price—to enhance your own investment skills.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One. Introduction to the Applied Portfolio Management Class.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. APM History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do Beginning Investors Think?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Groups – Short-Term Investing and Portfolio Contests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Close to the Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnions, Poker, and Ants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat about the Ants?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. APM Guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Money Managers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTactical Asset Allocation and Sector Benchmarking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPM Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Conventional Wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversification and Risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEfficient Markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. How Students Find An Investment Edge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Own Information Network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeglected Firms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurface Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Alpha, Sigma, Beta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPM's Risk and Reward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Risk-Return Trade-off.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Risk Measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. Risk and Return Calculations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two. Building an Investment Case.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Many Ways to be a Successful Investor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Traits of Successful Investors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPM's Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLSB Industries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Prepping for a Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstand the Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReady to Write the Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. 10-K Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Writing a Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Format.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescription.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestment Thesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNext Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Gazing into the Crystal Ball.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro Forma Statements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePro Forma Financial Statements and Free Cash Flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Pro Forma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNext Steps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Valuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelative Valuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscounted Cash Flow Valuation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvesting is Dynamic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. Discounted Cash Flow Formulas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three. Class Specials.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Investing in China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Systems in China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising Equity in China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompany Example - China Green.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. It's a Big World (After All).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterceramic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Commodities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. Valero's Numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Local Biases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Italian Pasta (PLB).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNovastar Financial (NFI).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInergy, L.P. and Inergy Holdings, L.P.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTortoise Capital Advisors (and more about Inergy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Making Corporate Governance Pay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoard Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Activists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOplink Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. 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