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Author : Andrew J. Senchack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Financial Modeling in a Life Cycle Theory of the Firm written by Andrew J. Senchack and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James R. Morris
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420090550
Total Pages : 757 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Financial Models for Management and Planning written by James R. Morris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A properly structured financial model can provide decision makers with a powerful planning tool that helps them identify the consequences of their decisions before they are put into practice. Introduction to Financial Models for Management and Planning enables professionals and students to learn how to develop and use computer-based models for financial planning. Providing critical tools for the financial toolbox, this volume shows how to use these tools to build successful models. Placing a strong emphasis on the structure of models, the book focuses on developing models that are consistent with the theory of finance and, at the same time, are practical and usable. The authors introduce powerful tools that are imperative to the financial management of the operating business. These include interactive cash budgets and pro forma financial statements that balance even under the most extreme assumptions, valuation techniques, forecasting techniques that range from simple averages to time series methods, Monte Carlo simulation, linear programming, and optimization. The tools of financial modeling can be used to solve the problems of planning the firm’s investment and financing decisions. These include evaluating capital projects, planning the financing mix for new investments, capital budgeting under capital constraints, optimal capital structure, cash budgeting, working capital management, mergers and acquisitions, and constructing efficient security portfolios. While the primary emphasis is on models related to corporate financial management, the book also introduces readers to a variety of models related to security markets, stock and bond investments, portfolio management, and options. This authoritative book supplies broad-based coverage and free access to @Risk software for Monte Carlo simulation, making it an indispensible text for professionals and students in financial management. Please contact customer service for access to the software if your copy of the book does not contain this information.
Author : Thomas S. Y. Ho
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199727708
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Guide to Financial Modeling written by Thomas S. Y. Ho and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-15 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential premise of this book is that theory and practice are equally important in describing financial modeling. In it the authors try to strike a balance in their discussions between theories that provide foundations for financial models and the institutional details that provide the context for applications of the models. The book presents the financial models of stock and bond options, exotic options, investment grade and high-yield bonds, convertible bonds, mortgage-backed securities, liabilities of financial institutions--the business model and the corporate model. It also describes the applications of the models to corporate finance. Furthermore, it relates the models to financial statements, risk management for an enterprise, and asset/liability management with illiquid instruments. The financial models are progressively presented from option pricing in the securities markets to firm valuation in corporate finance, following a format to emphasize the three aspects of a model: the set of assumptions, the model specification, and the model applications. Generally, financial modeling books segment the world of finance as "investments," "financial institutions," "corporate finance," and "securities analysis," and in so doing they rarely emphasize the relationships between the subjects. This unique book successfully ties the thought processes and applications of the financial models together and describes them as one process that provides business solutions. Created as a companion website to the book readers can visit www.thomasho.com to gain deeper understanding of the book's financial models. Interested readers can build and test the models described in the book using Excel, and they can submit their models to the site. Readers can also use the site's forum to discuss the models and can browse server based models to gain insights into the applications of the models. For those using the book in meetings or class settings the site provides Power Point descriptions of the chapters. Students can use available question banks on the chapters for studying.
Author : Aswath Damodaran
Publisher : FT Press
ISBN 13 : 0137036558
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The Dark Side of Valuation written by Aswath Damodaran and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2009-06-19 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned valuation expert Aswath Damodaran reviews the core tools of valuation, examines today’s most difficult estimation questions and issues, and then systematically addresses the valuation challenges that arise throughout a firm’s lifecycle in The Dark Side of Valuation: Valuing Young, Distressed and Complex Businesses. In this thoroughly revised edition, he broadens his perspective to consider all companies that resist easy valuation, highlighting specific types of hard-to-value firms, including commodity firms, cyclical companies, financial services firms, organizations dependent on intangible assets, and global firms operating diverse businesses. He covers the entire corporate lifecycle, from “idea” and “nascent growth” companies to those in decline and distress, and offers specific guidance for valuing technology, human capital, commodity, and cyclical firms. ·
Author : Jack Avon
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1430262052
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Handbook of Financial Modeling written by Jack Avon and published by Apress. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to create and understand financial models that assess the valuation of a company, the projects it undertakes, and its future earnings/profit projections is one of the most valued skills in corporate finance. However, while many business professionals are familiar with financial statements and accounting reports, few are truly proficient at building an accurate and effective financial model from the ground up. That's why, in The Financial Modeling Handbook, Jack Avon equips financial professionals with all the tools they need to precisely and effectively monitor a company's assets and project its future performance. Based on the author's extensive experience building models in business and finance—and teaching others to do the same—The Handbook of Financial Modeling takes readers step by step through the financial modeling process, starting with a general overview of the history and evolution of financial modeling. It then moves on to more technical topics, such as the principles of financial modeling and the proper way to approach a financial modeling assignment, before covering key application areas for modeling in Microsoft Excel. Designed for intermediate and advanced modelers who wish to expand and enhance their knowledge, The Handbook of Financial Modeling also covers: The accounting and finance concepts that underpin working financial models; How to approach financial issues and solutions from a modeler's perspective; The importance of thinking about end users when developing a financial model; How to plan, design, and build a fully functional financial model; And more. A nuts-to-bolts guide to solving common financial problems with spreadsheets, The Handbook of Financial Modeling is a one-stop resource for anyone who needs to build or analyze financial models. What you’ll learn Key financial modeling principles, including best practices, principles around calculations, and the importance of producing clean, clear financial models How to design and implement a projection model that allows the user to change inputs quickly for sensitivity testing The proper way to approach a financial modeling assignment, from project planning all the way through to the documentation of the model's findings and effectiveness How to model in Microsoft Excel, including how to set up an Excel environment, how to format worksheets, and the correct application of various modeling formulae The skills and knowledge they need to become more proficient financial modelers and differentiate themselves from their professional competitors. Who this book is for Written in a clear, concise manner and filled with screen grabs that will facilitate readers' comprehension of the financial modeling process, The Handbook of Financial Modeling is appropriate for intermediate to advanced financial modelers who are looking to learn how to enhance their modeling proficiency. Table of Contents Financial Modeling: An Overview Financial Modeling Best Practices Modeling Functions and Tools Planning Your Model Testing and Documenting Your Model Designing and Building Your Model The Model User: Inputs An Introduction to Finance and Accounting for Modelers Managing and Evaluating a Business for Modelers The Implications and Rules of Accounting for Modelers Financial Based Calculations Logical and Structural Based Calculations How to Capture Document and Track Assumptions in Your Model Modeling to Give the User Transparency Model Testing and Auditing Modeling Handover Dos and Don'ts. Case Study: Building a Full Life Cycle Model Additional Tools and VBA for Financial Models What is the Future of Financial Modeling? Keyboard Shortcuts Finance and Accounting Glossary Readymade Functions Sample Outputs Housekeeping References
Author : Lorenz Kueng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (917 download)
Download or read book Sources of Firm Life-cycle Dynamics written by Lorenz Kueng and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What determines firm growth over the life-cycle? Exploiting unique firm panel data on internal organization, balance sheets and innovation, representative of the entire Canadian economy, we study recent theories that examine life-cycle patterns for firm growth. These theories include organizational capital accumulation and management practices, financial frictions, learning about demand, and recent endogenous growth models with incumbent innovation. We emphasize the importance of differentiating between pure age effects of these theories and effects on size conditional on age. Our stylized facts highlight both empirical successes and shortcomings of current theory. First, models of organizational capital and innovation are broadly consistent with firm size correlations conditional on age but have difficulties matching the life-cycle dynamics of firm organization and innovation. Second, among theories we analyze, organizational capital and management practices are the most important determinants to explain intensive margin firm growth over the life-cycle. Third, although less important to explain intensive margin firm growth, financial frictions are an important determinant of firm exit, conditional on firm age.
Author : Mark W.J. Blok
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642484018
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Dynamic Models of the Firm written by Mark W.J. Blok and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to the scientific field of optimal control theory applied to dynamic models of the firm. It discusses optimal investment, financing and production policies of the firm, that have to deal with a variety of aspects, such as financial constraints, start-up costs, business cycles, increasing returns to scale, production life cycles and experience curves. In contrast to many other publications on this subject, here, in combination with an analytical approach, the dynamic optimization problems are solved numerically with the aid of a powerful computer and specific programs for optimizing non-linear functions of a finite number of variables and non-linear constraints.
Author : Paul Lower
Publisher : Harriman House Limited
ISBN 13 : 0857195778
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)
Download or read book 7 FINANCIAL MODELS FOR ANALYSTS, INVESTORS AND FINANCE PROFESSIONALS written by Paul Lower and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial models in Excel allow investment analysts and other finance professionals to take the laborious number crunching out of financial analysis and forecasting. Models help them to gain meaningful insights into the way that a business is working and focus attention on areas to improve bottom-line results. They can also be used as powerful tools to test the potential impact of various risks on business performance. In this brand new guide, financial modelling expert Paul Lower presents step-by-step instructions for seven spreadsheet models that will help the user to gain a better understanding of the financial data coming out of a business. These seven models can be used to: 1. Assess how a business is performing on key financial indicators. 2. Produce sales and cost forecasts. 3. Create a cash flow forecast. 4. Understand the impact of product price changes on profitability. 5. Assess potential investment decisions. 6. Check the sensitivity of key financial measures to risk events. 7. Produce a business valuation. The book also includes downloadable spreadsheets of the author’s original Excel models and introductory chapters about best practice when modelling in Excel. With this suite of seven tools, a financial analyst will be equipped to use Excel to achieve a deep understanding of a business and its financial data.
Author : Laarni T. Bulan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Tests of the Pecking Order Theory and the Firm Life Cycle written by Laarni T. Bulan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We examine the central prediction of the pecking order theory of financing among firms in two distinct life cycle stages, namely growth and maturity. In general, we find that firms in both stages follow the pecking order. More specifically, we find that within a life cycle stage and after sufficiently controlling for debt capacity constraints across several dimensions, firms with high adverse selection costs follow the pecking order more closely, as the theory predicts. We further show that certain determinants of debt capacity are specific to each life cycle stage, and cannot simply be generalized across a broad sample of firms. Our results highlight how intertwined firm financing decisions are with its life cycle and that one size does not fit all with regards to firm financial policy.
Author : Nilesh Parwani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788175258839
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (588 download)
Download or read book Financial Modeling - Building A Fully-Integrated Financial Model written by Nilesh Parwani and published by . This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the applications of accounting concepts towards building an integrated financial model. This book, unlike your typical textbook, will serve as a practical guide that will be helpful to you even beyond college as you commence your career in Finance. This book is divided into three parts: Part One: Answer some frequently asked questions on financial modeling and introduce you to our common friend in this modeling exercise - Excel. The book lays out best practices in model-building, a list of key shortcuts, as well as some cool Excel tricks. Part Two: 10 Steps to building your very own financial model from a blank worksheet. Apart from presenting the mechanics through the 10 steps, the book also highlights certain Excel properties that are critical to the efficient functioning of your model. The final step highlights the relevance of key ratios and multiples in a simplistic valuation exercise. The book has an online website to help download the model template and raw data files used. Part Three: The goal of building and maintaining an integrated model for most finance professionals is to conduct multiple analyses by sensitizing the various drivers or assumptions behind the financials. In this section of the book, we will discuss the most efficient way to set up cases in Excel that will help you analyze the future performance of your company under different scenarios. WHAT ARE READERS SAYING? "A great tool for a student preparing for a career in Finance" David Haeberle, Kelley School of Business, Indiana, USA "This book will find a home on my desk as an analyst- from help in Excel to more detailed modeling components, it not only serves as a training tool, but also as a continued resource" Andrew Lauck, Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs, New York "Easy-to-follow steps that make you feel good about your modeling skills" Anish Saraf, Associate, Warburg Pincus, India "The valuation and sensitivity applications of an integrated model are very well done" Nishant Kanodia, Associate , Citigroup Investment Banking Division, London I am an NMIMS student and had bought a copy of the book which I found to be extremely useful in my current job (equity research). Thanks for writing such an informative book which gives a good start on Excel basics. :) Venkatesh Raghavan, MBA Student, NMIMS Mumbai Although I have been using Excel for close to two years now, this book really opened my eyes to the posibilities in the tool for 'real' business analysis - a lifetime gem Preeya Gupta, MBA Student, SPJain Dubai FOREWORD David Haeberle Program Co-ordinator, Investment Banking Workshop Kelley School of Business, Indiana University USA Nilesh's attempt to present a holistic view of financial modeling is an excellent addition to the tool-kit I provide my students preparing for careers in finance, specifically, investment banking. While students are aware of the various valuation methods and financial ratios, this book does a great job at bridging the gap between theoretical concepts and their practical application in the business world. What distinguishes Nilesh's book from other financial modeling books is the simplicity in which the modeling steps have been drafted and the seamless manner in which he has weaved various accounting, finance and valuation concepts into one integrated exercise. The Summary Valuation and Building Cases exercises will certainly enhance students appreciation for the value of an integrated financial model. More importantly, the several shortcuts and tricks of the trade presented in this book will help students save time and energy when working twenty hours a day at an investment bank! I also particularly like the first part of the book which educates readers on how to best use Excel in order to improve their efficiency and accuracy. Unlike most Excel books and software programs, this book streamlines only specific Excel attributes that are critical to the model-building exercise. I highly recommend this book to all finance and accounting students as well as professionals just entering the field of finance. This book provides an invaluable skill-set for any student with investment banking ambitions. In today's competitive job market, the financial modeling skill-set presented in this book will most definitely help you stand out in your interviews and jobs. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nilesh Parwani graduated top of his class from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University where he majored in Finance and Business Process Management. While in college, Nilesh was an Instructor for a course in Excel and Access and also a tutor for several other courses including Calculus, Finite Math, and Economic Statistics. Post graduation, Nilesh spent close to two years as an investment banker with UBS Healthcare Group in New York where he worked on more than ten transactions including what was at its time, the biggest overseas acquisition by an Indian pharmaceutical company. From October 2005 till June 2007, Nilesh worked with the global private equity firm, Warburg Pincus, in its Mumbai office. During his tenure at Warburg Pincus, Nilesh evaluated and helped make investments across sectors such as hospitality and real estate. GOAL OF THIS BOOK The goal of this book is not to educate you on how to theoretically think about future growth or margin contraction/expansion, but to provide you with a toolbox with which you can create a framework in Excel, a framework that provides you with all the flexibility to sensitize various business assumptions. Through this book, I hope to eradicate the myth that financial modeling is difficult and sophisticated. If you earnestly follow the steps laid out in this book to build your first integrated model, I assure you that your subsequent attempts to build models will get exponentially easier. -Author
Author : John S. Tjia
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 126010883X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Building Financial Models, Third Edition: The Complete Guide to Designing, Building, and Applying Projection Models written by John S. Tjia and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The go-to-guide for building projection models for financial analysis and valuation—updated with new content and materials Building Financial Models is considered the best guide to designing and building financial models for use in a wide variety of finance roles. This third edition of the popular resource features updated content, new materials, and a more accessible instructional layout supported by all new exercise files available to readers from a companion website. As with previous editions, the book offers a hands-on approach for creating a core model that is supported by broad coverage of cornerstone accounting and finance principles. The author, a seasoned developer and trainer with over 25 years’ experience developing financial models, takes you step by step through the entire process of developing a projection model. From the basics of accounting and Excel to the final “tips and tricks” for a completed model, you will be led assuredly through the steps of building an integrated financial statement model, one that can serve as the core for transactions or analysis in the LBO, M&A, business valuation model, or credit underwriting space. ●NEW: Updates on the latest Microsoft Excel shortcuts, functions, accounting concepts and modeling techniques●NEW: “Tips and tricks” on how to make your final model product both user-friendly and solidly built●NEW: Additional materials on valuation analysis and sections on scenarios and sensitivity analysis through the use of Data Tables●Online access to sample models you can download, and more
Author : Simon Benninga
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262024822
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Financial Modeling written by Simon Benninga and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often, finance courses stop short of making a connection between textbook finance and the problems of real-world business. "Financial Modeling" bridges this gap between theory and practice by providing a nuts-and-bolts guide to solving common financial problems with spreadsheets. The CD-ROM contains Excel* worksheets and solutions to end-of-chapter exercises. 634 illustrations.
Author : Ciarán Mac an Bhaird
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3790823996
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Resourcing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises written by Ciarán Mac an Bhaird and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-17 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of increasing financial uncertainty and growing unemployment, the macroeconomic contribution of SMEs is more important than ever. Development of a vibrant, sustainable small firm sector is dependent on sufficient resourcing of SMEs, particularly adequate capitalisation. This book provides a timely examination of SME financing and determinants of capital structure. A special feature of this book is the novel methodological approach adopted, providing an innovative perspective on SME financing. Analysis of stated financing preferences and objectives of SME owners is combined with results of statistical analysis of firm characteristics in exploring holistic explanations for observed capital structures. The uniqueness of this approach is in the contribution of data on financing preferences to supplement and contextualise results of bivariate and multivariate statistical tests. This methodology extends the SME literature, and is of interest to academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.
Author : Frank J. Fabozzi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118539885
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Financial Models written by Frank J. Fabozzi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 of the Encyclopedia of Financial Models The need for serious coverage of financial modeling has never been greater, especially with the size, diversity, and efficiency of modern capital markets. With this in mind, the Encyclopedia of Financial Models has been created to help a broad spectrum of individuals—ranging from finance professionals to academics and students—understand financial modeling and make use of the various models currently available. Incorporating timely research and in-depth analysis, Volume 2 of the Encyclopedia of Financial Models covers both established and cutting-edge models and discusses their real-world applications. Edited by Frank Fabozzi, this volume includes contributions from global financial experts as well as academics with extensive consulting experience in this field. Organized alphabetically by category, this reliable resource consists of forty-four informative entries and provides readers with a balanced understanding of today's dynamic world of financial modeling. Volume 2 explores Equity Models and Valuation, Factor Models for Portfolio Construction, Financial Econometrics, Financial Modeling Principles, Financial Statements Analysis, Finite Mathematics for Financial Modeling, and Model Risk and Selection Emphasizes both technical and implementation issues, providing researchers, educators, students, and practitioners with the necessary background to deal with issues related to financial modeling The 3-Volume Set contains coverage of the fundamentals and advances in financial modeling and provides the mathematical and statistical techniques needed to develop and test financial models Financial models have become increasingly commonplace, as well as complex. They are essential in a wide range of financial endeavors, and the Encyclopedia of Financial Models will help put them in perspective.
Author : Edward Bodmer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118854454
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Corporate and Project Finance Modeling written by Edward Bodmer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and comprehensive guide to financial modeling and valuation with extensive case studies and practice exercises Corporate and Project Finance Modeling takes a clear, coherent approach to a complex and technical topic. Written by a globally-recognized financial and economic consultant, this book provides a thorough explanation of financial modeling and analysis while describing the practical application of newly-developed techniques. Theoretical discussion, case studies and step-by-step guides allow readers to master many difficult modeling problems and also explain how to build highly structured models from the ground up. The companion website includes downloadable examples, templates, and hundreds of exercises that allow readers to immediately apply the complex ideas discussed. Financial valuation is an in-depth process, involving both objective and subjective parameters. Precise modeling is critical, and thorough, accurate analysis is what bridges the gap from model to value. This book allows readers to gain a true mastery of the principles underlying financial modeling and valuation by helping them to: Develop flexible and accurate valuation analysis incorporating cash flow waterfalls, depreciation and retirements, updates for new historic periods, and dynamic presentation of scenario and sensitivity analysis; Build customized spreadsheet functions that solve circular logic arising in project and corporate valuation without cumbersome copy and paste macros; Derive accurate measures of normalized cash flow and implied valuation multiples that account for asset life, changing growth, taxes, varying returns and cost of capital; Incorporate stochastic analysis with alternative time series equations and Monte Carlo simulation without add-ins; Understand valuation effects of debt sizing, sculpting, project funding, re-financing, holding periods and credit enhancements. Corporate and Project Finance Modeling provides comprehensive guidance and extensive explanation, making it essential reading for anyone in the field.
Author : Doron Peleg
Publisher : Web PR Is US
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book FUNDAMENTAL MODELS IN FINANCIAL THEORY written by Doron Peleg and published by Web PR Is US. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an innovative, integrated, and methodical approach to understanding complex financial models, integrating topics usually presented separately into a comprehensive whole. The book brings together financial models and high-level mathematics, reviewing the mathematical background necessary for understanding these models organically and in context. It begins with underlying assumptions and progresses logically through increasingly complex models to operative conclusions. Readers who have mastered the material will gain the tools needed to put theory into practice and incorporate financial models into real-life investment, financial, and business scenarios. Modern finance’s most bothersome shortcoming is that the two basic models for building an optimal investment portfolio, Markowitz’s mean-variance model and Sharpe and Treynor’s Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), fall short when we try to apply them using Excel Solver. This book explores these two models in detail, and for the first time in a textbook the Black-Litterman model for building an optimal portfolio constructed from a small number of assets (developed at Goldman Sachs) is thoroughly presented. The model’s integration of personal views and its application using Excel templates are demonstrated. The book also offers innovative presentations of the Modigliani–Miller model and the Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model (CCAPM). Problems at the end of each chapter invite the reader to put the models into immediate use. Fundamental Models in Financial Theory is suitable for classroom use or as a reference for finance practitioners.
Author : Lorenzo Peccati
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642867065
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Financial Modelling written by Lorenzo Peccati and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many models in this volume can be used in solving portfolio problems, in assessing forecasts, in understanding the possible effects of shocks and disturbances.
