STOCK AND BOND VALUATION

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Required Reading

Start off with these two tutorials that will give you an overview of the basic methods of valuing stocks and bonds from Subjectmoney:

Subjectmoney. (2013, January 2). How to price/value bonds - formula, annual, semi-annual, market value, accrued interest [Video file]. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zCqoED8MVk

 

Subjectmoney. (2013, January 3). Dividend discount model (DDM) - constant growth dividend discount model - how to value stocks [Video file]. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n76Pz3HOBPo

 

Now dig much deeper into bond and stock valuation with the following books chapters. They cover not only the computational methods but also provide a general overview of stock and bond markets:

Read “The Basics of Bond Valuation,” from Volume I (pp. 207-224) in: Fabozzi, F. J. (2013). Encyclopedia of Financial Models. “Bond Valuation.” John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN:1-118-00673-9, 978-1-118-00673-3. Available in the Trident University Library.

Fabozzi, F. J., & Peterson Drake, P. (2009). Chapter 7: Asset valuation: Basic bond and stock valuation models. In Finance: Capital markets, financial management, and investment management. Wiley. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Finally, for some examples of valuation calculations in Excel see the following videos:

Moy, M. (2014). Bond valuation in Excel. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-_NP0UxX_U

Girvin, M. (2010). Stock valuation with dividend growth model. ExcellsFun. Retrieved from   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbRIhwkGAnQ

Girvin, M. (2010). Stock value based on present value of future dividend cash flows. ExcellsFun. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2VIY5E3I3s&t=163s