Chandra, Prasanna creator Shrimal, Savita (with assistance) text Chennai McGraw Hill Education 2026 7th ed. monographic ENG various pages ; 26 cm. Part 1: Introduction -- 1 Overview: A Broad Map of the Territory -- 2 Investment Alternatives: Choices Galore -- 3 Financial Markets: The link between Savers and Investors -- 4 The Stock Market: The Battlefield -- Part 2: Basic Concepts and Methods -- 5 Risk and Return: Two Sides of the Investment Coin -- 6 The Time Value of Money: The Magic of Compounding -- Part 3: Modern Portfolio Theory -- 7 Portfolio Theory: The Benefits of Diversification -- 8 Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory: The Risk Reward Relationship -- 9 Efficient Market Hypothesis: The Collective Wisdom -- 10 Behavioural Finance: The Irrational Influences -- Part 4: Fixed Income Securities -- 11 Bond Prices and Yields: Figuring out the Assured Returns -- 12 Bond Portfolio Management: The Passive and Active Stances -- Part 5: Equity Shares -- 13 Equity Valuation: How to Find Your Bearings -- 14 Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis: Understanding the Broad Picture -- 15 Company Analysis: Establishing the Value Benchmark -- 16 Technical Analysis: The Visual Clue -- Part 6: Derivatives -- 17 Options: The Upside Without the Downside -- 18 Futures: Where the Hedgers and the Speculators Meet -- Part 7: Other Investment Options -- 19 Mutual Funds and Alternative Investment Funds: Indirect Investing -- 20 Investment in Real Assets: The Tangible Thing -- 21 International Investing: The Global Search -- Part 8: Portfolio Management -- 22 Portfolio Management: Investment Policy and Strategy-The Grand Design -- 23 Portfolio Management: Implementation and Review-The Specific Moves -- 24 Professional and Institutional Money Management: Seeking the Help of Experts -- Part 9: Key Guidelines and Strategies of the Great Master -- 25 Key Guidelines for Investment Decisions: What It All Comes To -- 26 Strategies of the Great Masters: The Timeless Wisdom -- APPENDIX -- Appendix A: Information Sources, Financial Planning Apps, Taxation, Regression Analysis, and RERA -- Appendix B: Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems and Minicases -- Select Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index. Prasanna Chandra, with assistance Savita Shrimal Investments Management 332.6 CHA 9789364443593 20260724144750.0