Wiley's Level I CFA Program 11th Hour Final Review Study Guide 2023

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-119-93064-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 276 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 852 g

A must-have resource for the weeks before the CFA exam - Level I

Wiley's Level I CFA Program 11th Hour Final Review Study Guide 2023 is a concise distillation of the material covered on Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst certification exams. Rather than act as a primary study tool, the book offers an efficient and effective way to review the concepts covered by the exam.

The book covers:

* Ethical and professional standards
* Financial analysis tools, including quantitative methods, economics, and financial reporting and analysis
* Portfolio management and analysis, including corporate finance
* Assets, including equity investments, derivatives, fixed income, and alternative investments

Perfect for any prospective CFA Level I exam taker seeking to improve their confidence walking into the test, Wiley's Level I CFA Program 11th Hour Final Review Study Guide 2023 is an indispensable resource for improving your retention and understanding of core concepts licensed CFAs use every day.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wiley

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vii

Quantitative Methods (QM)

Learning Module 1: The Time Value of Money 3

Learning Module 2: Organizing, Visualizing, and Describing Data 5

Learning Module 3: Probability Concepts 9

Learning Module 4: Common Probability Distributions 15

Learning Module 5: Sampling and Estimation 20

Learning Module 6: Hypothesis Testing 25

Learning Module 7: Introduction to Linear Regression 31

Economics (EC)

Learning Module 1: Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis 41

Learning Module 2: The Firm and Market Structure 51

Learning Module 3: Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth 57

Learning Module 4: Understanding Business Cycles 66

Learning Module 5: Monetary and Fiscal Policy 78

Learning Module 6: Introduction to Geopolitics 86

Learning Module 7: International Trade and Capital Flows 88

Learning Module 8: Currency Exchange Rates 97

Financial Statement Analysis (FSA)

Financial Statement Analysis (Curriculum Book 2)

Learning Module 1: Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 109

Learning Module 2: Financial Reporting Standards 111

Financial Statement Analysis (Curriculum Book 3)

Learning Module 1: Understanding Income Statements 117

Learning Module 2: Understanding Balance Sheets 123

Learning Module 3: Understanding Cash Flow Statements 126

Learning Module 4: Financial Analysis Techniques 130

Learning Module 5: Inventories 137

Learning Module 6: Long-Lived Assets 145

Learning Module 7: Income Taxes 159

Learning Module 8: Non-Current (Long-Term) Liabilities 163

Learning Module 9: Financial Reporting Quality 172

Learning Module 10: Applications of Financial Statement Analysis 178

Corporate Issuers (CI)

Corporate Issuers (Curriculum Book 3)

Learning Module 1: Corporate Structure and Ownership 183

Learning Module 2: Introduction to Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations 186

Learning Module 3: Business Models and Risks 190

Learning Module 4: Capital Investments 194

Learning Module 5: Working Capital and Liquidity 197

Corporate Issuers (Curriculum Book 4)

Learning Module 1: Cost of Capital - Foundational Topics 203

Learning Module 2: Capital Structure 205

Learning Module 3: Measures of Leverage 210

Equity Investments (EQ)

Learning Module 1: Market Organization and Structure 217

Learning Module 2: Security Market Indexes 227

Learning Module 3: Market Efficiency 232

Learning Module 4: Overview of Equity Securities 238

Learning Module 5: Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis 244

Learning Module 6: Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools 250

Fixed Income (FI)

Fixed Income (Curriculum Book 4)

Learning Module 1: Fixed Income Securities: Defining Elements 259

Learning Module 2: Fixed-Income Markets: Issuance, Trading, and Funding 268

Learning Module 3: Introduction to Fixed Income Valuation 275

Learning Module 4: Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities 282

Fixed Income (Curriculum Book 5)

Learning Module 1: Understanding Fixed-Income Risk and Return 293

Learning Module 2: Fundamentals of Credit Analysis 301

Derivatives (DR)

Learning Module 1: Derivative Markets and Instruments 311

Learning Module 2: Forward Commitment and Contingent Claim Features and Instruments 312

Learning Module 3: Derivative Benefits, Risks, and Issuer and Investor Uses 313

Learning Module 4: Arbitrage, Replication, and the Cost of Carry in Pricing Derivatives 314

Learning Module 5: Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying Maturities 316

Learning Module 6: Pricing and Valuation of Futures Contracts 318

Learning Module 7: Pricing and Valuation of Interest Rates and Other Swaps 319

Learning Module 8: Pricing and Valuation of Options 321

Learning Module 9: Option Replication Using Put-Call Parity 324

Learning Module 10: Binomial Option Pricing 326

Alternative Investments (AI)

Learning Module 1: Categories, Characteristics, and Compensation Structures of Alternative Investments 331

Learning Module 2: Performance Calculation and Appraisal of Alternative Investments 333

Learning Module 3: Private Capital, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Hedge Funds 335

Portfolio Management (PM)

Portfolio Management (Curriculum Book 5)

Learning Module 1: Portfolio Management: An Overview 345

Learning Module 2: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I 349

Learning Module 3: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II 357

Portfolio Management (Curriculum Book 6)

Learning Module 1: Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction 367

Learning Module 2: The Behavioral Biases of Individuals 371

Learning Module 3: Introduction to Risk Management 378

Learning Module 4: Technical Analysis 383

Learning Module 5: Fintech in Investment Management 395

Ethical and Professional Standards (ET)

Learning Module 1: Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession 399

Learning Module 2: Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct 400

Learning Module 3: Guidance for Standards I-VII 400

Learning Module 4: Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) 403

Learning Module 5: Ethics Application 405

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