Format:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781439816189
,
9781439816202
Content:
Requiring no statistical or mathematical background, this work shows how the rules of risk can work to protect and enhance investor value. It explains why "unreason" is the more evil twin brother of greed, describes what leads people to make disastrous investment decisions, and illustrates how high intelligence can trick you into catastrophic losses. With exercises and references at the end of each chapter, the book also presents notable lessons learned to keep your investments safe
Note:
Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Unreason Is the Even Eviler Twin Brother of Greed -- Chapter 2 - The Maleficent Hand of the Men in Gray Suits -- Chapter 3 - The Unpalatable Truth about Risk Management -- Chapter 4 - What the Textbooks Will Not Tell You about Corporate Governance -- Chapter 5 - The Most Important Lesson a Risk Manager Must Know -- Chapter 6 - A Powerful Secret from Henry Fayol -- Chapter 7 - The Incredible Advantage of a Monocle on Risk -- Chapter 8 - Benefit from the Fable of Spreadsheet City -- Chapter 9 - How to Guarantee Success by Understanding the Nature of Failure -- Chapter 10 - Snake Oil Salesmen, Goat Gonads, and Value at Risk -- Back Cover
Additional Edition:
Print version Lewis, Nigel The Fundamental Rules of Risk Management Milton : Taylor & Francis Group,c2012 ISBN 9781439816189
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
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