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This introductory-level investments text offers students an easy-to-read primer on the topic of investing. This textbook will teach students the basic concepts and theories of investments. Students are taught about popular investments like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and derivatives. Students will also learn the theories behind investing so that they can make the decision for themselves as to whether or not they desire to passively or actively manage their investment portfolios. However, perhaps the most important feature of this text is that it provides students with the knowledge and confidence they need to actually begin an investment regimen of their own. Students not only learn about investments, they learn “how” to invest. This textbook focuses on the true fundamentals of investing and is ideal for a semester-long study of investments.