Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis

Author - Richard A. DeFusco; Dennis W. McLeavey; Jerald E. Pinto; David E. Runkle ... [Goo?] [Posters]

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1) Hardcover Book Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis by CFA Institute. I read this book in preperation for my CFA exam. I found it very useful. It covers most of the quantitative methods you need in finance. The explanations are very good. The book has plenty of solved exercises on every topic.¤

2) Hardcover Book Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis by CFA Institute. Given that the 2001 First edition is selling for $30 less used than the 2004 Second edition, is there a big difference between the 2 editions. Should I just save myself $30 and buy the first edition?

I randomly selected "3 stars" b/c I had to. I have no review of this book.

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3) Hardcover Book Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis by CFA Institute. This text is a great improvement over the material the CFA program used in the mid-90s. Since it is intended to provide a survey of basic statistics and their applications in finance, it would be wrong to expect a deep treatise on any one subject. There are many real world applications used to describe the concepts tackled in this book. The learning outcomes listed at the beginning of each chapter provide a road map for the reader so that all salient points will be absorbed.

Will this book be the only one you will need to become a quantitative analyst? No, but it is a great starting point. If you are desiring more depth perhaps a review of the abstracts on the AIMR website would lead you more involved, scholarly efforts.¤

4) Hardcover Book Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis by CFA Institute. I have purchased this book because it was recommended reading for the CFA program.
Unfortunately, this book has really disappointed me. The author explains nothing but general statistics but attempts to add an "investment dimension" to his explanations. The writing style is anything but educational. The output is a unstructured, complicated and uncomprehensive text with examples that only add to your confusion. In many of the passages you get lost and don´t understand what the author is trying to get across to you or where he is leading. The author frequently jumps from one topic to another and skips important information, not to mention the numerous printing errors in the text. I found myself struggling on one of the passages half an hour, when I finally decided to look up the same topic in the statistics book in the library. It explained everything in a matter of seconds.
Think twice before buying this book. Get ANY introductory business statistics text (e.g. Statistics for Management and Economics by Gerald Keller) - they ALL cover the SAME topics in a MUCH more understandable way.¤

5) Hardcover Book Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis by CFA Institute. This book does not do a good job in explaining the basic concepts of Statistics and how to apply it for quantitative analysis of Investments. The only reason why this book sells is that it is part of the recommended texts for the CFA program and the authors are part of the AIMR board. I am pursing the CFA charter as well as my masters in Economics and I would suggest the book "Introductory Statistics" by Thomas H. Wonnacott, Ronald J. Wonnacott which does an awesome job in explaining the basic concepts of Statistics. You would understand WHY we do such and such instead of memorizing formulae.¤

6) Hardcover Book Quantitative Methods For Investment Analysis by CFA Institute. Quantitative Methods for Investment Analysis, Second Edition responds to the need for a globally relevant guide to applying quantitative analysis to the investment process. It provides the evenness of subject matter treatment, consistency of mathematical notation, and continuity of topic coverage so critical to the learning process. Examples and problems are investment oriented and reflect the global investment community. This second edition of an authoritative treatment of quantitative methods in investments serves readers worldwide as part of the Chartered Financial Analyst® curriculum. Valuable for self-study and general reference, this textbook provides clear, example-driven coverage of the range of quantitative methods the investment professional needs to know. The illustrative in-chapter problems and the extensive end-of-chapter questions and problems serve to reinforce learning and understanding of the material.¤

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