“…An easy way to start is with the U.S. major market indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the barometer for the U.S. equity markets, is monitored by investors worldwide. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Analysis of Value MultiplesApplications of Value Multiples; Conclusion; Part Three: Loose Ends in Valuation; Chapter 10: Cash, Cross Holdings, and Other Assets; Cash and Near-Cash Investments; Financial Investments; Holdings in Other Firms; Other Nonoperating Assets; Conclusion; Appendix 10.1: Industry Averages: Cash Ratios-January 2005; Chapter 11: Employee Equity Options and Compensation; Equity-Based Compensation; Employee Options; Restricted Stock; Conclusion; Chapter 12: The Value of Intangibles; Importance of Intangible Assets; Independent and Cash-Flow-Generating Intangible Assets…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Calibration with Industry Average Data; 8.6. Summary; Additional Resources; 9. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.2 The Meaning of the Title of This Book -- 1.3 The Continuing Challenge in Financial Engineering -- 1.4 "Financial Engineering 101": Modern Portfolio Theory -- 1.5 Asset Class Assumptions Modeling -- 1.6 Some Typical Examples of Proprietary Investment Funds -- 1.7 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Inflation -- 1.8 Some Less Commendable Stock Investment Approaches -- 1.9 Developing Tools for Financial Engineering Analysis -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Probabilistic Calculus for Modeling Financial Engineering -- 2.1 Introduction to Financial Engineering -- 2.2 Mathematical Modeling in Financial Engineering -- 2.3 Building an Effective Financial Model from GBM via Probabilistic Calculus -- 2.4 A Continuous Financial Model Using Probabilistic Calculus: Stochastic Calculus, Ito Calculus -- 2.5 A Numerical Study of the Geometric Brownian Motion (GBM) Model and the Random Walk Model Using R -- Review Questions and Exercises -- Chapter 3: Classical Mathematical Models in Financial Engineering and Modern Portfolio Theory -- 3.1 An Introduction to the Cost of Money in the Financial Market -- 3.2 Modern Theories of Portfolio Optimization -- 3.3 The Black-Litterman Model -- 3.4 The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model -- 3.5 The Black-Litterman Model -- 3.6 The Black-Litterman Model -- 3.7 The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model -- 3.8 Some Worked Examples -- Review Questions and Exercises -- Solutions to Exercise 3: The Black-Scholes Equation -- Chapter 4: Data Analysis Using R Programming -- 4.1 Data and Data Processing -- Review Questions for Section 4.1 -- 4.2 Beginning R -- Review Questions for Section 4.2 -- 4.3 R as a Calculator…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Taking It on Faith -- Renamed and Improved Functions in Excel 2010 -- Compatibility -- Consistency -- How This Book Is Organized -- Two Special Skills: Named Ranges and Array Formulas -- Assigning Names -- Using Array Formulas -- Conventions Used in This Book -- PART I: ANALYZING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- 1 Working with Income Statements -- Keeping Score -- Using the Income Statement -- Moving from the General Journal to the Income Statement -- Managing the Financial Analyses with Accrual Accounting -- Organizing with Traditional Versus Contribution Approaches -- 2 Balance Sheet: Current Assets -- Designing the Balance Sheet -- Getting a Current Asset Cash Balance -- Getting a Current Asset Accounts Receivable Balance -- Getting a Prepaid Expenses Balance -- Getting a Current Asset Balance -- 3 Valuing Inventories for the Balance Sheet -- Understanding Perpetual and Periodic Inventory Systems -- Valuing Inventories -- Comparing the Four Valuation Methods -- Handling Purchase Discounts -- Calculating Turns Ratios -- 4 Summarizing Transactions: From the Journals to the Balance Sheet -- Understanding Journals -- Excel Tables and Dynamic Range Names -- Understanding Ledgers -- Getting a Current Liabilities Balance -- 5 Working Capital and Cash Flow Analysis -- Matching Costs and Revenues -- Broadening the Definition: Cash Versus Working Capital -- Analyzing Cash Flow -- 6 Statement Analysis -- Understanding a Report by Means of Common-Sizing -- Using Dollar and Percent Changes in Statement Analysis -- Common-Sizing and Comparative Analyses in Other Applications -- Common-Sizing for Variance Analysis -- Common-Sizing by Headcount -- 7 Ratio Analysis -- Interpreting Industry Averages and Trends -- Comparing Ratios Within Industries -- Analyzing Profitability Ratios -- Analyzing Leverage Ratios…”

“…To find the real answers, strategic management expert Alfred Marcus systematically reviewed detailed performance metrics for the 1,000 largest U.S. corporations, identifying 3% who've consistently outperform their industry's averages for a full decade. Many of these firms get little publicity: firms like Amphenol, Ball, Family Dollar, Brown and Brown, Activision, Dreyer's, Forest Labs, and Fiserv. …”