Wiley 11th Hour Guide for 2017 Level II CFA Exam

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Foreword VII

Ethics

Study Session 1: Ethical and Professional Standards 1

Study Session 2: Ethical and Professional Standards—Application 9

Quantitative Methods

Study Session 3: Quantitative Methods for Valuation 13

Economics

Study Session 4: Economics for Valuation 49

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Study Session 5: Financial Reporting and Analysis—Intercorporate Investments, Post–Employment and Share–Based Compensation, and Multinational Operations 75

Study Session 6: Financial Reporting and Analysis—Quality of Financial Reports and Financial Statement Analysis 109

Corporate Finance

Study Session 7: Corporate Finance 123

Study Session 8: Corporate Finance—Financing and Control Issues 139

Equity

Study Session 9: Equity Valuation—Valuation Concepts 155

Study Session 10: Equity Valuation—Industry and Company Analysis and

Discounted Dividend Valuation 165

Study Session 11: Equity Valuation—Free Cash Flow and Other Valuation Models 179

Fixed Income

Study Session 12: Fixed Income—Valuation Concepts 205

Study Session 13: Fixed Income—Topics in Fixed Income Analysis 215

Derivatives

Study Session 14: Derivatives Instruments—Valuation and Strategies 243

Alternative Investments

Study Session 15: Alternative Investments 275

Portfolio Management

Study Session 16: Portfolio Management—Process, Asset Allocation, and Risk Management 313

Study Session 17: Portfolio Management—Economic Analysis, Active Management, and Trading 327