Fundamentals of Investing, 3rd Edition

Make informed investment decisions

Mastering the language, concepts, vehicles and strategies of investing can be challenging. Fundamentals of Investing shows how to make informed investment decisions, understand the risks inherent in investing and how to confidently shape a sound investment strategy.

Fundamentals of Investing, 3rd Edition introduces core concepts and tools used by Australian investors, providing a firm understanding of the fundamental principles of investments. Focusing on both individual securities and portfolios, students learn how to develop, implement and monitor investment goals after considering the risk and return of both markets and investment vehicles.

Fundamentals of Investing is suitable for introductory investments courses offered at university undergraduate or post-graduate level, as well as colleges, professional certification programs and continuing education courses.

Roger H. Juchau is Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Management at the University of Western Sydney (UWS). He has also held academic posts at Lincoln University, Macquarie University, Nepean CAE and the Queensland Institute of Technology, and was Commonwealth Foundation Fellow at the University of the South Pacific. Professor Juchau is a graduate of the University of NSW, Queensland and Sussex Universities and a Fellow of the CPA Australia and the NZ Institute of Management. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Davis, and the Wye College, University of London. Roger initiated and led the development of accounting programs at UWS, South Pacific, Nepean and Lincoln. He has contributed to professional and academic literature through textbook writing, research monographs and professional and academic papers.

Donald G. Ross is Professor of Finance in the Faculty of Business at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney, where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate coursework, and doctoral students in the areas of accounting for decision making, financial management, investments and funds management, and new venture financing. He has also held academic positions at Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, the University of Western Sydney and St Francis Xavier University, as well as short-term visiting appointments at universities in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. Don is an active researcher, with texts, book chapters, journal articles and case studies published on a wide variety of topics in finance and accounting.

Sue Wright is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Macquarie University. Her research interests include corporate governance, earnings management, corporate performance measurement, financial reporting, business valuation and analysis, and business education. She has taught investments, corporate finance and financial statement analysis, and supervises a number of PhD students and honours students.

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