Taxmann's Fundamentals of Investments

The present book on ‘Fundamentals of Investments’ is written with the objective of providing the user, a comprehensive understanding of the investment environment and investment decision process. It explains the various concepts, tools, and techniques related with investment in financial assets with lively examples and suitable illustrations. There is a comprehensive discussion on the following concepts:





• Risk and Returns


• Sources and Measurements


• Valuation of Securities


• Approaches to Security Valuation


• Portfolio Analysis


• Selection and Management including performance evaluation


This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and illustrated text book on ‘Investment Management’. This book covers the entire syllabus prescribed for students pursuing Undergraduate Courses in Commerce & Management & specifically for the students of B.Com. (Hons.)/B.Com./Annual B.Com.(Hons.) under CBCS Programme at Delhi University and Other Central Universities throughout India.

The Present Publication is the 5th Edition, authored by Prof. (Dr.) Vanita Tripathi, with the following noteworthy features:


• [Learning outcomes] Every chapter begins with a list of learning outcomes which the reader will achieve after successful completion of the chapter. Its sets the broad framework for the chapter.


• [Main Text] Various concepts and techniques have been


explained in a lucid and well knit manner. Wherever required the explanation is supplemented by suitable illustrations and examples.


• [Solved Problems] Each chapter provides sufficient number of solved problems for better understanding and application of the concepts explained in the main text.


• [Summary] Each chapter provides summary points to recapitulate the concepts and tools explained in the chapter. It helps the reader to glance over the entire discussion presented in that chapter.


• [Test Yourself] Every chapter provides a variety of assignments to test the knowledge of the reader. It comprises of True/False statements, theory questions and numerical problems.


• [Project work] The topic of Investments is very lively and the reader may want to apply various concepts and techniques in real life. For this “project work” is provided at the end of every chapter. Project work helps the students and other readers of this book to actually apply various concepts of investments in real life.


• [Previous Year’s Question Papers]


o B.Com. (Hons.) 2015 Paper: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. (TYUP) 2016 Paper: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management


o B.Com. (Hons.) 2017 Paper: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. (H)/III/NS 2017 Paper XX: Fundamentals of Investment (C-305)


o B.Com. (Hons.) 2018 Sem. IV: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. (Hons.) 2018 Sem. IV: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. 2018 Sem Sem. VI: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. (Hons.) 2019 Sem. VI: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. 2019 Sem VI: Fundamentals of Investment


o B.Com. (Hons.) 2020 Sem. VI: Fundamentals of Investment [OPEN BOOK EXAM]