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Mind Over Math(1st Edition) Put Yourself on the Road to Success by Freeing Yourself from Math Anxiety by StanleyKogelman, Joseph Warren Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1979 by Mcgraw-Hill Education ISBN-13: 978-0-07-035281-0, ISBN: 0-07-035281-X
""Mind Over Math" evolved from a workshop program developed by the authors for business and professional people, as well as students. Using a friendly, informal style, they debunk "math myths, " explore the roots of math anxiety, and demonstrate that doing math is not really so different from any other skill. Reinforcement is provided in a section of math practice."
"A series of studies developed at Salomon Brothers Inc. that is based on the concept of shortfall risk, which is the risk of failing to earn the minimum return that an investment manager regards as critical. The approach has the advantage over conventional risk measures by distinguishing between upward and downward return fluctuations. By treating higher expected returns as a cushion against the full impact of volatility, it can help a f ..."
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"From balancing the checkbook to figuring out how long to cook a turkey, this revised edition of the incredible bestselling math guide (100,000 copies sold) provides easy answers to everyday practical math problems."
"A completely updated edition of the guide to modern bond analysis First published in 1972, Inside the Yield Book revolutionized the fixed–income industry and forever altered the way investors looked at bonds. Over forty years later, it remains a standard primer and reference among market professionals. Generations of practitioners, investors, and students have relied on its lucid explanations, and readers needing to delve more deeply h ..."
"This monograph develops the franchise value approach to analyzing the prospective cash flows that determine a company's price-to-earnings ratio. The franchise factor model retains the simplicity and intuitive appeal of the dividend discount model, but it offers the advantages of flexibility in application and insight into the components of P/E growth."
""Mind Over Math" evolved from a workshop program developed by the authors for business and professional people, as well as students. Using a friendly, informal style, they debunk "math myths, " explore the roots of math anxiety, and demonstrate that doing math is not really so different from any other skill. Reinforcement is provided in a section of math practice."
"A completely updated edition of the guide to modern bond analysisFirst published in 1972, Inside the Yield Book revolutionized the fixed-income industry and forever altered the way investors looked at bonds. Over forty years later, it remains a standard primer and reference among market professionals. Generations of practitioners, investors, and students have relied on its lucid explanations, and readers needing to delve more deeply hav ..."
"Martin L. Leibowitz, “Liability Returns: A New Look at Asset Allocation,” Journal of
Portfolio Management 13, no. 2 (Winter 1987): 11-18. i Terence C. Langetieg,
Lawrence L. Bader, Alfred Weinberger, and Martin Leibowitz, “Measuring the
Effective Duration of Pension Liabilities,” in Investing: The Collected Works of
Martin L. Leibowitz, ed. Frank J. Fabozzi (Chicago: Probus Professional, 1992),
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"Based on a workshop that helped students and professionals overcome their fear of math, this book dispels numerous misconceptions and lets you conquer the math you never quite learned before"
"The Classic That Created the Science of Bond Analysis Martin L. Leibowitz, Anthony Bova, Stanley Kogelman, Sidney ... At Bloomberg L.P., I am grateful to Thomas Keene, Bloomberg News editor at large, for championing this new edition, and ..."
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