Financial Management

  1. Risk and Return
    1. Risk Concepts
      1. Definition of Risk
        1. Types of Risk
          1. Business Risk
            1. Financial Risk
              1. Liquidity Risk
                1. Exchange Rate Risk
                  1. Country Risk
                    1. Inflation Risk
                    2. Systematic vs. Unsystematic Risk
                      1. Market Risk
                        1. Diversifiable Risk
                          1. Non-Diversifiable Risk
                        2. Measuring Stand-Alone Risk
                          1. Probability Distributions
                            1. Discrete Distributions
                              1. Continuous Distributions
                              2. Expected Return
                                1. Calculation Methods
                                  1. Weighted Average Returns
                                  2. Risk Measures
                                    1. Variance
                                      1. Standard Deviation
                                        1. Coefficient of Variation
                                          1. Semivariance
                                            1. Value at Risk
                                          2. Portfolio Theory
                                            1. Portfolio Expected Return
                                              1. Weighted Average Return
                                                1. Portfolio Return Calculation
                                                2. Portfolio Risk
                                                  1. Portfolio Variance
                                                    1. Portfolio Standard Deviation
                                                      1. Correlation Effects
                                                        1. Covariance
                                                        2. Diversification
                                                          1. Benefits of Diversification
                                                            1. Naive Diversification
                                                              1. Optimal Diversification
                                                                1. International Diversification
                                                                2. Efficient Frontier
                                                                  1. Risk-Return Combinations
                                                                    1. Minimum Variance Portfolio
                                                                      1. Optimal Portfolio Selection
                                                                    2. Capital Asset Pricing Model
                                                                      1. CAPM Assumptions
                                                                        1. Market Portfolio
                                                                          1. Risk-Free Asset
                                                                            1. Beta Coefficient
                                                                              1. Calculation of Beta
                                                                                1. Interpretation of Beta
                                                                                  1. Beta Stability
                                                                                  2. Security Market Line
                                                                                    1. CAPM Equation
                                                                                      1. Required Return Calculation
                                                                                        1. Risk Premium Components
                                                                                        2. CAPM Applications
                                                                                          1. Cost of Equity Estimation
                                                                                            1. Performance Evaluation
                                                                                              1. Portfolio Management
                                                                                            2. Alternative Asset Pricing Models
                                                                                              1. Arbitrage Pricing Theory
                                                                                                1. Multi-Factor Models
                                                                                                  1. Factor Risk Premiums
                                                                                                  2. Fama-French Three-Factor Model
                                                                                                    1. Size Effect
                                                                                                      1. Value Effect
                                                                                                      2. Behavioral Finance Models
                                                                                                        1. Market Anomalies
                                                                                                          1. Investor Psychology
                                                                                                        2. Efficient Market Hypothesis
                                                                                                          1. Forms of Market Efficiency
                                                                                                            1. Weak Form Efficiency
                                                                                                              1. Semi-Strong Form Efficiency
                                                                                                                1. Strong Form Efficiency
                                                                                                                2. Implications for Investors
                                                                                                                  1. Active vs. Passive Management
                                                                                                                    1. Information Value
                                                                                                                      1. Market Timing
                                                                                                                      2. Market Anomalies
                                                                                                                        1. Calendar Effects
                                                                                                                          1. Size Effects
                                                                                                                            1. Value Effects
                                                                                                                              1. Momentum Effects

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