The book seeks to capture the essence of the modern developments in the domain of investment universe. An attempt has been made to dwell deep into the intricacies of the complex world of investments by bringing out the theoretical concepts, analytical aspects of the subject using simple mathematics. The different concepts have been explained by using real life examples around us, exhaustive use of figures/diagrams and numerical examples. The book is intended to serve as a textbook for the students of MBA/PGDBM opting finance subject as also for M.Com., CA, ICWA and B.Com. students who need to understand the basic concepts of investments.