Investing in the Common Stock Market

Pamela P. Drake, Frank J. Fabozzi and Francesco A. Fabozzi

Chapter 20 in Introduction to Finance:Financial Management and Investment Management, 2022, pp 577-618 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: When investing, an investor initially makes two decisions. The first is the selection of a benchmark by which an investor can compare the performance of an investment strategy relative to the selected benchmark. All asset classes have indexes that are used as benchmarks. For example, for common stock, the most often used benchmark is the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The second decision is whether the investment strategy pursued should be one that simply tries to match the benchmark or tries to outperform the benchmark. Investment strategies are classified based on this second decision…

Keywords: Financial Management; Investment Management; Derivatives; Common Stock; Bonds; Company Analysis; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Instruments; Financial System; Financial Statements; Time Value of Money; Yields; Present Value; Future Value; Financial Strategy; Dividend Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G1 G3 N2 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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