Investments : an introduction / Herbert B. Mayo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Environment of Investing -- An Introduction to Investments -- The Creation of Financial Assets -- Security Markets -- Sources of Information -- The Time Value of Money -- The Tax Environment -- Risk and Portfolio Management -- Investment Companies -- Investing in Common Stock -- The Valuation of Common Stock -- The Return on Common Stock Investments -- Dividends: Past, Present, and Future -- The Macroeconomic Environment for Investment Decisions -- Security Selection: Analysis of Financial Statements -- Technical Analysis -- Investing in Fixed-Income Securities -- The Bond Market -- The Valuation of Fixed-Income Securities -- Government Securities -- Convertible Bonds and Convertible Preferred Stock -- Derivatives -- An Introduction to Options -- Option Valuation and Strategies -- Commodity and Financial Futures -- Portfolio Management -- Investing in Foreign Securities -- Investing in Nonfinancial Assets: Collectibles, Resources, and Real Estate -- Portfolio Planning and Management.