Handbook of Money and Capital Markets (Hardback)

"Most investment books are for beginners, and many are written to tout one particular strategy or analytical tool. This handbook, however, is aimed at professional investors such as corporate treasurers, financial planners, and money managers. It gives clear and concise but authoritative analyses of almost every conceivable type of financial market and form of investment known to Western capitalism, including not only bonds and stocks (relegated to the last chapter), but investment vehicles scarcely imagined by common dabblers in the money game: variable coupon reservable notes, Yankee CD's, double-barreled bonds, and universal commercial paper, to name a few. The many charts and figures are useful, informative, and well integrated with the text. Chapter summaries, notes, and bibliographies give added value to a very valuable book. Any library with a serious economic or investment collection will want this book, as will stockbrokers and professional financiers."-American Library Book Review
"Gart's book, valuable to academic audiences, contains useful chapters on US treasury and agency securities, corporate bonds, and tax exempt securities. Separate chapters describe money, capital and mortgage markets, and discuss stock exchanges. There is also an analytical discussion of foreign currency options suitable for supplementary reading in an international finance course. Indeed, the entire book could be used by college libraries as a reference source, and the articles in it as supplementary readings for students of corporate finance, money and banking, and public finance."-Choice
"Dr. Gart's book is a concise and accurate portrayal of the fixed income markets. His up-to-date descriptions of the investment vehicles available in the marketplace make this book a valuable tool for all investors." --Robert J. Christian, Director of Economic and Fixed Income Research, Provident National Bank "The book is thorough, comprehensive and provides an in-depth description of the financial markets and related financial instruments. People involved in the dynamic world of finance will find it a useful reference and source of guidance in investment making decisions. I recommend it both for the professional and the student."-Rosanne Gatta, Assistant Vice President and Treasurer, Provident Mutual
?Gart's book, valuable to academic audiences, contains useful chapters on US treasury and agency securities, corporate bonds, and tax exempt securities. Separate chapters describe money, capital and mortgage markets, and discuss stock exchanges. There is also an analytical discussion of foreign currency options suitable for supplementary reading in an international finance course. Indeed, the entire book could be used by college libraries as a reference source, and the articles in it as supplementary readings for students of corporate finance, money and banking, and public finance.?-Choice
?Dr. Gart's book is a concise and accurate portrayal of the fixed income markets. His up-to-date descriptions of the investment vehicles available in the marketplace make this book a valuable tool for all investors." --Robert J. Christian, Director of Economic and Fixed Income Research, Provident National Bank "The book is thorough, comprehensive and provides an in-depth description of the financial markets and related financial instruments. People involved in the dynamic world of finance will find it a useful reference and source of guidance in investment making decisions. I recommend it both for the professional and the student.?-Rosanne Gatta, Assistant Vice President and Treasurer, Provident Mutual
?Most investment books are for beginners, and many are written to tout one particular strategy or analytical tool. This handbook, however, is aimed at professional investors such as corporate treasurers, financial planners, and money managers. It gives clear and concise but authoritative analyses of almost every conceivable type of financial market and form of investment known to Western capitalism, including not only bonds and stocks (relegated to the last chapter), but investment vehicles scarcely imagined by common dabblers in the money game: variable coupon reservable notes, Yankee CD's, double-barreled bonds, and universal commercial paper, to name a few. The many charts and figures are useful, informative, and well integrated with the text. Chapter summaries, notes, and bibliographies give added value to a very valuable book. Any library with a serious economic or investment collection will want this book, as will stockbrokers and professional financiers.?-American Library Book Review