With this informative book PART I: BACKGROUND, BASIC PRINCIPLES, AND INVESTMENT POLICY. 1. The Process of Portfolio Management. 2. Valuation, Risk, Return, and Uncertainty 3. Setting Portfolio Objectives. 4. Investment Policy. PART II: PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION. 5. The Mathematics of Diversification. 6. Why Diversification is a Good Idea. 7. International Investment and Diversification. 8. The Capital Markets and Market Efficiency. 9. Picking the Equity Players. 10. Security Screening. 11. Bond Pricing and Selection. 12. The Role of Real Assets. PART III: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT. 13. Revision of the Equity Portfolio. 14. Revision of the Fixed Income Portfolio. 15. Principles of Options and Option Pricing. 16. Option Overwriting. 17. Performance Evaluation. 18. Fiduciary Duties and Responsibilities. PART IV: PORTFOLIO PROTECTION AND EMERGING TOPICS. 19. Principles of the Futures Market. 20. Benching the Equity Players. 21. Removing Interest Rate Risk. 22. Integrating Derivative Assets and Portfolio Management. 23. Contemporary Issues in Portfolio Management