Financial Concepts: Introduction
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The world of investing can be a cold, chaotic and confusing place. In this tutorial, we'll go through some of the theories that investors have developed in an effort to explain the behavior of the market. We'll discuss concepts like dollar cost averaging and diversification, which are especially useful for individual investors. We will also plunge into some of the more arcane academic explanations. No matter what your situation is, all of these concepts are important to understand because they help to clarify the inner workings of the mysterious market.

So, without further ado, here are some of the fundamental concepts of finance and investment.


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Table of Contents
1) Financial Concepts: Introduction
2) Financial Concepts: The Risk/Return Tradeoff
3) Financial Concepts: Diversification
4) Financial Concepts: Dollar Cost Averaging
5) Financial Concepts: Asset Allocation
6) Financial Concepts: Random Walk Theory
7) Financial Concepts: Efficient Market Hypothesis
8) Financial Concepts: The Optimal Portfolio
9) Financial Concepts: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
10) Financial Concepts: Conclusion

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