Investment decisions

The book integrates texts prepared by a single author and is based on a variety of fundamentalconcepts and instruments applied in investment decisions from a diversity of texts. The bookapproaches investment decisions from the perspective of the financial system and economicagents (which can be investors and borrowers of funds, firms, or individuals).The wide variety of assets available is one of the reasons why new methods for managing aninvestment portfolio often emerge. Thus, by opting for a more comprehensive approach, it ispossible to cover a more comprehensive range of financial assets and investment strategies.As this is a compilation of articles, the 24 chapters cover topics such as the globalization ofmarkets, leverage and working capital in corporate finance, asset and liability managementand corporate hedging, investment decisions and business valuation, besides concepts andapplications of macro and microeconomics.