Geoffrey Hirt

With obstacles put in place to question a potential leader’s ethics, world view and career outlook, how does a future leader rise to the top while overcoming obstacles? M: Business brings clarity to what business is about. Its design provides a cutting edge approach to business, and its technology components offer an active learning environment, allowing students to envision a prosperous career in business.

Foundations of Financial Management has built a loyal following due to its strong real-world emphasis, clear writing style, and step-by-step explanations that simplify difficult concepts. As the field of finance has become much more analytical, the text focuses on the "nuts and bolts" of finance with a clear and thorough treatment of concepts and applications. The authors emphasize decision-oriented approaches rather than the old, descriptive approach. They have also stayed with their basic mission of making sure students can follow their discussions throughout the text. The authors have always been devoted to producing a high-quality text by writing the entire book and all the problems themselves. They know what works and what doesn't work for students, and they have consistently maintained a product that is responsive to the demands of the marketplace.

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The integrated solutions for Block’s Foundations of Financial Management have been specifically designed to help improve student performance, meaning that students are prepared for and engaged in class, and they can successfully solve problems and analyze the results. McGraw-Hill’s adaptive learning component, LearnSmart, provides assignable modules that help students master chapter core concepts and come to class more prepared. In addition, resources within Connect help students solve financial problems and apply what they’ve learned. Block’s real-world emphasis, clear writing style, and step-by-step explanations combine with a complete digital solution to help your students achieve higher outcomes in the course.

Presenting applied theory alongside real-world examples, Fundamentals of Investment Management provides a survey of the important areas of investments: valuation, the marketplace, fixed income instruments and markets, equity instruments and markets, derivative instruments, and a cross-section of special topics, such as international markets and mutual funds. The text is user-friendly, but makes no concessions to the importance of covering the latest and most important material for the student of investments.

In Investment Planning, two of the best-known authors in the investment planning field, Geoffrey A. Hirt and Stanley B. Block, have joined forces with finance expert, Somnath Basu, to show financial planners how to successfully manage their clients' investments consistent with their personal objectives and levels of risk tolerance. This landmark book carefully explains the essential theory required to understand how financial markets work_and describes step by step how best to diversify and balance a portfolio of investments to reduce risk and increase expected returns. Ranging from fixed-income securities, common and preferred stock, and mutual funds…to options, futures, derivatives, and other investment vehicles, Investment Planning cuts through the complexities of today's burgeoning financial landscape with clear, concise accounts of:Types and uses of investment vehiclesTypes of investment riskMeasures of investment riskMeasures of investment returns Time-influenced security valuation conceptsBond and stock valuation methodsPortfolio management and measurement conceptsFormula investingInvestment strategiesAsset allocation and diversificationEMTAsset pricing modelsLeverage of investment assetsHedging and option strategiesTax efficient investingInvestment strategies in tax-advantaged accountsTaxation of investment vehicles An excellent resource for preparing for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam, this comprehensive reference also includes real-world case studies and listings of investment websites in each chapter_plus a broad array of at-a-glance charts and tables. Authoritative and completely up-to-date, Investment Planning now offers professionals all the tools, techniques, and guidance they need to seize new opportunities in the financial marketplace and maximize returns on their clients' investments!