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| 1. | books for advanced econ learner |
| (Tin Shui Wai Hong Kong) October 10, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars |
| this is really a good book.it shows u the very correct concept on interest,
which is different from the other economics' text.if u are interested in
the most orthdox way of economics learning, this is an excellent
choice!!!! |
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| 2. | THE BEST OF THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| (Tin Shui Wai Hong Kong) September 30, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Do you want to undersatnd the Financial Instruments? Do you want to be a
participant in the Financial Markets? Read it, understand it, love it.
It's all in there, you don't need nothing else. EXCELLENT BOOK |
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| 3. | Excellent book... |
| (Oregon) March 21, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Kellison's book is an appraisal industry standard. and is highly
recommended for use by others who want to know how interest rates are
calculated. For students who need supplementary material, I would
recommend a good... read full review |
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| 4. | A bible to financial mathematical knowledge |
| (Mexico City) November 25, 1999 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Whoever masters this book will love and master any area of finance.
However, readers must note that this is not a "light" book. It's
rather academic and will require a good knowledge of calculus, statistics
(for... read full review |
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| 5. | The Best! |
| (Auburn, Alabama United States) March 17, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I love this book. Those that complain about this text perhaps have no
basis for comparison. Anyway, a dedicated reader can learn quiet a lot
from this book. |
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| 6. | Excellent! Got me through SOA exam. |
| (Newport Beach, CA) May 31, 2005 - 4.0/5 stars |
| There are some who complain that this book is unclear or poorly written. I
disagree. True, it does not spoon-feed the material to you, and you will
have to dig a bit on many of the exercises. It seems to be geared... read full review |
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| 7. | Decent |
| (New York , NY) December 13, 2000 - 4.0/5 stars |
| The Kellison book has its advantages and disadvantages, but it depends on
what your objective is. If you want to pass Actuarial exams use this book
as a reference but don't bother with the excercises, use the Actek... read full review |
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| 8. | Patient and thourough but too dense for most |
| (Milwaukee, WI) October 21, 2001 - 3.0/5 stars |
| This text has everything you could possibly want to know about present
value, future value, annuities certain, bond amoritization and virtually
any subject in mathematical finance. It's an excellent introduction to
actuarial... read full review |
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| 9. | Not as helpful as other material |
| (Edison, NJ United States) October 16, 2003 - 2.0/5 stars |
| This text is not very helpful at all. I used it in my Interest Theory class
and started to use it for Course 2 exam, but both times came out confused.
Luckily, in school, I had a great professor who did not bother using... read full review |
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| 10. | 10 pages of notations... when you only need 1. |
| (Seattle, USA) November 8, 2002 - 2.0/5 stars |
| I believe most of the readers of this book are studying for the actuarial
course 2 exam. I am pretty strong in math myself, and I was truly amazed
how poorly the author presented the ideas. 10+ pages... read full review |
