Overview

This book is a simple and concise text on the subject of security analysis and portfolio management. It is targeted towards those who do not have prior background in finance, and hence the text veers away from rather complicated formulations and discussions.

Course Context

The course Security Analysis and Portfolio Management is usually taught as an elective for students specialising in financial management, and the authors have an experience of teaching this course for more than two decades.

Empirical Evidence

The book contains real empirical evidence and examples in terms of returns, risk and price multiples from the Indian equity markets (over the past two decades) that are a result of the analysis undertaken by the authors themselves. This empirical evidence and analysis help the reader in understanding basic concepts through real data of the Indian stock market.

Learning Features

To drive home concepts, each chapter has many illustrations and case-lets citing real-life examples and sections called points to ponder to encourage independent thinking and critical examination. For practice, each chapter has many numericals, questions, and assignments.