FT Complete Finance - USA Edition (FT Mastering) [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 0273635379 | ISBN-13: 978-0273635376 | Publication Date: September 20, 2000 | Edition: USA ed

The three best business schools in the world come together in this new book to provide the latest in financial expertise.

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Imagine if you could bring together the brightest lights in the financial world to share their views on everything from asset allocation and market efficiency to valuation of shares and value management. That's the general idea behind The Complete Finance Companion: The Latest in Financial Principles and Practice form the World's Best Finance Schools. This single volume features the writings of financial experts from the top two business schools in the United States, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, as well as from the London School of Business. The Complete Finance Companion is structured in three core modules: corporate finance, investments and financial markets. In 13 chapters, more than 50 experts look at every aspect of finance, including risk and return, corporate finance, accounting, investments and many other topics. -- Financial Planning, June 1998

The practical wisdom and current thinking of GSB faculty are featured in The Complete Finance Companion. The book is the latest in a series published by the Financial Times in collaboration with some of the world's top business schools. The British business newspaper turned to the GSB, Wharton, and the London Business School for the latest financial expertise, publishing articles by faculty form all three schools last summer in a special 12-week series called "Mastering Finance." Revised versions of the articles have been compiled in this volume, which serves as a guide for anyone who is interested in applying the latest principles and practices of finance theory. Articles cover 13 general subjects in three core areas: corporate finance, investments and financial markets. GSB contributors include Robert Z. Aliber, Nicholas Barberis, Steven N. Kaplan, Anil Kashyap, Randall Kroszner, Richard Leftwich, Raghuram Rajan, Kathering Schipper, Richard Thaler, Linda Vincent, and Luigi Zingales. -- The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Spring 1998

There are always books around to tell you how to turn your company into a truly successful venture. The trick is to find on that really works. The Complete Finance Companion ($39.95, Financial Times Pitman Publishing) is, by far, one of the most impressive I've seen in a long time. It's subtitled "The Latest in Financial Principles and Practice from the World's Best Finance Schools", and draws upon the accumulated wisdom of The Wharton School, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the London Business School. -- Bookviews, June 1998

From the Back Cover

A mastery of finance has never been more critical to the success of your business, or to the development of your own career. The Complete Finance Companion is an indispensable guide for anyone who is serious about understanding and applying the latest principles, practices and roles of finance.

For managers, corporate finance professionals and investment managers alike, The Complete Finance Companion provides a perfect introduction to the foundations and frontiers of finance, bringing together the latest in financial expertise from the world's top three finance schools. The combination of faculties from the London Business School, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business is unbeatable in the field of finance.

Constructed into 3 core modules—Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Markets—the book delivers an unrivalled combination of new thinking and practical wisdom, direct from the cutting-edge of financial innovation. A world-class companion to the changing world of finance or the launch pad into any finance course, The Complete Finance Companion is your best possible investment for a profitable future.

"In the next century, as barriers to global trends disappear and the international market explodes with opportunities, successful professionals around the world must keep abreast of developing trends in financial markets. The Complete Finance Companion sifts through the overwhelming amount on conflicting or inferior information available. The Complete Finance Companion is an invaluable tool which facilitates decision making and provides practical business wisdom."

—Robert S. Hamada, Dean
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business

"The field of finance is one in which today's academic discoveries are immediately translated into tomorrow's practice. The pressure to create value for shareholders has become the mantra for corporations around the world; managers must be conversant with emerging developments in finance. From risk management to value enhancement to corporate restructuring, The Complete Finance Companion constitutes a roadmap to new ideas which every manager should know."

—Thomas P. Gerrity, Dean
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Finance is now an established discipline, embracing comprehensive and sometimes subtle theory, and has become a subject with which non-financial managers have to be familiar if their activities are to add shareholder value. We are happy to join our partners in this venture of bringing finance to a wide readership."

—Professor George Bain, Principle
London Business School

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Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Financial Times Prentice Hall; USA ed edition (September 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0273635379
• ISBN-13: 978-0273635376
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars good, good, good!, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: FT Complete Finance - USA Edition (FT Mastering) (Paperback)

Great short, easy-to-digest articles on a wide range of financial topics. If you liked "The New Corporate Finance" or :The Revolution in Corporate Finance," buy this. If you haven't read any of the three, buy all of them...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Outlook on what's important beyond CAPM, September 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: FT Complete Finance - USA Edition (FT Mastering) (Paperback)

This is something everybody should have, and after my Prof.Todtenhaupt gave me some introduction i managed to understand the CAPM and some other valuation tools. This is a book you must give your brother and that's supposed to be on every table!