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A detailed look at the importance of corporate governance in today's business world The importance of corporate governance became dramatically clear at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a series of corporate meltdowns from managerial fraud, misconduct, and negligence caused a massive...

A definitive guide to the growing field of behavioral finance This reliable resource provides a comprehensive view of behavioral finance and its psychological foundations, as well as its applications to finance. Comprising contributed chapters written by distinguished authors from some of the...

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The nature of mutual funds / Conrad S. Ciccotello -- Mutual fund regulation and issues / Conrad S. Ciccotello -- The economics of mutual funds / David M. Smith -- Mutual fund fees and expenses / David M. Smith -- How financial markets work / Larry E. Swedroe -- Active versus passive investing /...