Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Preface -- TOPIC CATEGORIES -- Guide to the Encyclopedia of Financial Models -- ORGANIZATION -- Equity Models and Valuation -- Dividend Discount Models -- DIVIDEND MEASURES -- DIVIDENDS AND STOCK PRICES -- BASIC DIVIDEND DISCOUNT...

Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Preface -- TOPIC CATEGORIES -- Guide to the Encyclopedia of Financial Models -- ORGANIZATION -- Asset Allocation -- Mean-Variance Model for Portfolio Selection -- SOME BASIC CONCEPTS -- MEASURING A PORTFOLIO'S EXPECTED RETURN --...

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