Overview

No Fear Finance is an accessible guide to the essentials of the finance and investment sectors for individuals who may be approaching the subject for the first time, or who are coming to it from a non-finance background. Covering the fundamentals of finance - including an overview of business finance, the basics of accountancy, financial risk and investment vehicles - the book removes much of the fear experienced by many people when confronted with complex financial issues, and enables them to gain a clear understanding of the basic principles of finance, to which more complicated financial models can then be applied. Online supporting resources for this book include downloadable PDFs of supplemental figures.

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Author:   Guy Fraser-Sampson
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
Imprint:   Kogan Page Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.466kg
ISBN:  

9780749463878

ISBN 10:   0749463872
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   03 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

01: Learning about finance; 02: Types of business; 03: How business is financed; 04: Accounting basics (1): the balance sheet; 05: Accounting basics (2): the profit and loss account; 06: Working capital and further financial analysis; 07: The time value of money; 08: Special uses of discounting; 09: Risk; 10: Return; 11: Bonds (1): basic principles; 12: Bonds (2): discounting, redemption,pricing and valuation; 13: Equities; 14: Alpha and beta:active and passive investment; 15: Derivatives (1):futures and options; 16: Derivatives (2): swaps, futures, options and how to use them; 17: Capital markets and M&A transactions: events in the corporate life-cycle; 18: Asset allocation

Reviews

an ideal introduction to the subject of finance for students. Buying a copy for every sixth form student in the country might just go some way to helping future generations leave our economy in less of a state than the current generation of leaders have. This book will also prove to be useful for a range of other people. It makes a good reference guide for finance professionals such as myself and a decent primer for those who work in non-finance industries but might need to get a better grasp of the subject matter for their job. The Weekend Book Review on UK-Analyst

<br>About the author: . ..he [Guy Fraser-Sampson] is in a class of his own. He is fluent, informal and amusing and has a natural talent for making a complex subject seem both approachable and interesting. - Journal of Pensions

Author Information

Guy Fraser-Sampson designs and teaches a number of investment modules at Cass Business School in the City of London. Previously, he ran the international operations of a leading American fund manager, and served as an investment controller with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. He has also conducted training and consultancy assignments for a number of clients around the world, including sovereign wealth funds, banks, investment managers and pension funds. Guy is the author of a number of best-selling finance titles, including Private Equity as an Asset Class and Multi-Asset Class Investment Strategy.

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