Finance in a Nutshell a More Comprehensive “Javier Estrada Delivers the Essential Concepts and Tools of Modern Finance Clearly and Concisely
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0273675400_COVER 5/7/05 10:08 am Page 1 FINANCE About the author Javier Estrada holds an M.S. in Finance and a Ph.D. in Economics FINANCE both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is FINANCE currently an associate professor at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain; the co-editor of the Emerging Markets Review; IN A NUTSHELL and a wealth management advisor at Sports Global Consulting. He IN A NUTSHELL has published extensively in international journals, written many FINANCE cases for class discussion, and lectured throughout the world to This is a no-nonsense companion to working with the undergraduate students, graduate students, and executives. A no-nonsense companion to the tools of finance. tools and techniques of finance Sometimes even the best professionals have long forgotten some key IN A NUTSHELL IN A NUTSHELL financial concepts, and others may never have learned them properly in the first place. Some want to broaden the scope of their financial The author has prepared some useful tools and supporting data knowledge, and many more simply need a desktop companion for sets to help make Finance in a Nutshell a more comprehensive “Javier Estrada delivers the essential concepts and tools of modern finance clearly and concisely. Estrada avoids quick and practical help with the tools and techniques of finance. companion for those who wish to explore these concepts further. abstract symbolism and jargon, and instead relies on insightful, practical examples, making this the perfect book for A no-nonsense companion to the You can find them at: www.pearsoned.co.uk/estrada practitioners who seek an efficient and engaging learning experience. My advice: buy this book and keep it close Whatever your role in the world of finance; student or executive, at hand!” tools and techniques of finance beginner or expert, this book is designed to explain and illustrate the working essentials of finance with clarity and speed. Mark Kritzman, President & CEO, Windham Capital Management, LLC Finance in a Nutshell deliberately combines essential theory with real- “With Finance in a Nutshell, Javier Estrada has succeeded in several difficult tasks: to make an investment and world application, using short, sharp chapters to help you find what corporate finance guide concise and useful; conceptually comprehensive and correct, but also written in a readable you need and focus your attention. That way you can understand fast and engaging style. Academics, as well as practitioners, will want to refer to this book and recommend it to others.” and implement right away. And since spreadsheets have become an Edward I. Altman, Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business indispensable tool for the business of finance, this book also shows how to implement these techniques in Excel. “Professor Estrada has written a summary of basic financial topics that should appeal to all levels of students and Topics covered include: risk and return, total risk, optimal portfolios, practitioners. It is concise and readable, but still manages to address the key issues in finance in a manner that is both diversification, systematic risk, CAPM and the cost of capital, useful and insightful. As a former academic and current practitioner of finance, I will use this book and recommend it downside risk, risk-adjusted returns, valuation models, bonds, prices to my colleagues.” and yields, default and market risk, duration and convexity, NPV and Jack D. Glen, Lead Portfolio Officer, Corporate Portfolio Management Department, International Finance IRR, real options, corporate value creation, options, futures and Corporation (IFC) forwards, currencies, statistics, normality, regression analysis and many more. “This is a valuable companion for the practising manager and student. In one brief volume we have a succinct presentation of the important tools and concepts of modern finance. The discussion is direct and practical. Estrada is to In every case, real-world examples bring the concept to life, drawing be commended for translating deep economic ideas into terms that are immediately usable, compelling, and valuable.” ESTRADA JAVIER on the experience of companies such as American Express, Apple, Robert F. Bruner, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, Darden Graduate School of Business Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Boeing, Cisco, Citigroup, Coca- Administration, University of Virginia Cola, Dell, Disney, General Electric, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, McDonald’s, Merrill “In exceptionally clear and concise language, Javier Estrada explains the concepts of modern finance. Each chapter is Lynch, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Oracle, Pepsi, Sun Microsystems, up-to-date, well-presented and contains useful problem sets. I recommend this book to practitioners and students alike.” Wal-Mart, and Yahoo!, among many others. George Hoguet, CFA, FRM Global Investment Strategist, State Street Global Advisors Investors, business executives and finance professionals, including investment bankers, portfolio managers, brokers and security “This is a compact handbook of the key concepts that we teach in finance. You can dip into any chapter for a quick analysts, should all find this book a valuable aid to getting up to speed briefing or a fast refresher. This is corporate finance served in bite-sized and digestible portions.” on something real and relevant to their work, and MBA students will Elroy Dimson, BGI Professor of Investment Management, London Business School find it a helpful companion to the core concepts of Corporate Finance or Investments courses. 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