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Define and differentiate among no-load, front-end load, and back-end load mutual funds. What is a declining redemption schedule?
What is net asset value (NAV)? What is the formula for net asset value per share (NAVPS)?
What is liquidity? What is the difference between marketability and liquidity?
In addition to diversification, economies of scale, and marketability, list and describe three other advantages of mutual funds.
What is a money market fund? How is it different from equity, bond, and balanced mutual funds?
Define and differentiate among equity, bond, and balanced mutual funds.
List and describe the benefits of pooled investment funds? What is marketability?
What is a pooled investment fund? Provide some examples of the types of pooled investment funds.
While waiting for a plane recently you had the opportunity to meet Marcel, a recent college graduate. Once Marcel heard that you knew something about investing, he immediately began to ask you
About six months ago, Jennie inherited a portfolio that included a number of bonds. Jennie knows very little about investing in general, and practically nothing about bonds specifically. She put
A $10 000 bond was cleared in four years by setting up a sinking fund that was earning 5.5 percent compounded semi-annually. If deposits were made to the fund at the end of every six months,
A municipality required immediate funding so they issued a $500 000 bond paying a 4 percent semiannual coupon. When the yield was 3.5 percent compounded semi-annually, the bond had seven years left
A company purchased $200 000 in bonds that were issued by another company. The bonds were paying an 8 percent coupon rate, payable semi-annually, and the bond matured in 10 years. Five years after
Brady purchased a $25,000, 10.5 percent bond redeemable at par with semi-annual coupon payments. He purchased the bond 10 years before maturity to yield 12 percent compounded semi-annually. Six years
Timothy has an opportunity to buy a $1000 par value municipal bond with a coupon rate of 7 percent and a maturity of five years. The bond pays interest quarterly. If Timothy requires a return of 8
Delia purchases a $10 000 real return bond that has a coupon rate of 4.25 percent with interest payable semi-annually. If inflation increases by 1.5 percent in the next six months, what is the effect
Fran is evaluating ATT Ltd. Bonds using the following information: $25 000 par value, maturity Dec 22, 2023, semi-annual coupon 7.75 percent, price $105.50, and yield 7.4 percent. How much interest
What is call risk? What additional features are associated with a bond that is exposed to call risk?
List the main sources of risk for a bond.
Describe how a real return bond protects an investor against inflation risk.
What is a real return bond?
Why is it important to consider taxes when purchasing a strip bond?
What are strip bonds? Are strip bonds sold at a premium or a discount to their maturity value? Explain.
Define and describe mortgage-backed securities.
Define and describe a Canada Savings Bond (CSB). What is the difference between a CSB and a Canada Premium Bond?
Define and differentiate between banker’s acceptances (BAs) and commercial paper.
Define and describe T-bills.
What are high-yield bonds? Why would investors purchase high-yield bonds?
What are corporate bonds? Do all corporate bonds offer the same default risk? Explain.
Define and describe municipal bonds.
What are federal Crown corporation bonds? Which major Crown corporations issue these types of bonds? What are the characteristics of federal Crown corporation bonds?
What are Government of Canada bonds? What are the characteristics of Government of Canada bonds?
Define and describe the market segmentation theory.
Define and describe the pure expectations theory.
Define and describe the liquidity preference theory
What is the term structure of interest rates? What does the yield curve tell us about the market’s sentiment regarding interest rates?
Describe the relationship between a bond’s yield to maturity and the price paid for a bond.
Define and describe the put feature on a bond.
Define and describe an extendable bond.
Define and describe a convertible bond.
What is a sinking fund? What is the main difference between a sinking fund and a call feature?
Define and describe the call feature on a bond.
What are the two ways in which you can earn a return from a bond?
What is a bond’s term to maturity?
What does the coupon interest rate represent? How frequently is a coupon payment normally made?
What is par value? Describe how a bond’s market price is determined based on its par value.
Define and differentiate between a bond and a debenture.
Use the daily stock quotation below to answer the following questions.ABC Ltd. recently paid a dividend of $1.70 per share. What is the current dividend yield for ABC Ltd. (ABC) based on the
You are given the following balance sheet and income statement information for Ultra Corporation:What is the purpose of Ultra Corporation’s balance sheet and income statement? Use the information
a. Discuss the ethical issues of the broker’s recommending the same four stocks to Nick, his father, and his grandfather. b. Why might these four stocks be a good investment for Nick, but not
Paula is considering buying stock on margin. She wants to buy $50 000 in stock; she will put 30 percent down and borrow the remaining $35 000 at 12 percent interest.a. If Paula’s investment goes up
The Wildcat Corporation recently announced that its year end estimated earnings per share next year will be $3.25. Wildcat stock is currently selling for $43 per share. a. What is the P/E ratio
Explain how the results in Problem 6 would be different if Rebecca had placed a limit order of $33.
What is an efficient stock market? What is an inefficient stock market?
What is the price–earnings (P/E) method? What does a high P/E ratio suggest about a firm? What are the limitations of using the P/E method?
What is the dividend discount model (DDM) method? When is it best to use this method? What are the limitations of the DDM method?
What is a relative valuation model?
What is an intrinsic valuation model? What is the underlying premise of this model?
Why is it important to perform an industry analysis when evaluating a stock?
How does the level of interest rates affect economic growth?
What is monetary policy? What is it used to influence?
What is fiscal policy? How does fiscal policy potentially impact economic growth?
What is economic growth? How is it measured? How does economic growth affect stock prices?
Define operating profit margin, net profit margin, return on assets, and return on equity.
Define inventory turnover, average collection period, and asset turnover ratio. Is it better when these measures are higher or lower in value? Explain.
Describe how the efficiency of a firm can be determined from the composition of its assets.
Define and discuss two ways to measure a firm’s financial leverage.
What is financial leverage? Why do some firms prefer to borrow funds rather than issue stock?
What is liquidity? What does it mean for a firm to have a high degree of liquidity? How is liquidity measured?
Describe the impact of a firm’s financial condition on its value and stock price.
What is an income statement? Describe its features.
What is a balance sheet? What are the two parts of the balance sheet and what do they indicate about the firm?
How do differences in stock valuation affect the volume of trading?
What is technical analysis? What is fundamental analysis?
What is the first step in the valuation process of a stock? What are you trying to determine through stock valuation? What two methods may be used to value a stock?
What does it mean to buy stock on margin?
Describe the characteristics associated with placing an order online.
Define an on-stop order, a buy-stop order, and a sell-stop order.
Define and differentiate between a market order and a limit order.
What do the terms board lot and odd lot mean in stock transactions?
How reliable are full-service broker and analyst recommendations? Explain.
Define and differentiate between a discount brokerage firm and a full-service brokerage firm.
What information does a stock quotation provide about a stock?
What is the over-the-counter (OTC) market? How is the OTC market different from an organized exchange?
What is demutualization?
Describe the New York Stock Exchange.
Define and describe the role of market makers.
What is a bid price? What is an ask price? What are the three characteristics of a high quality stock exchange?
Last year, Joban graduated from high school and received several thousand dollars from an uncle as a graduation gift. Joban is now in his first year of college. He just heard of a guy in his dorm who
Marcel, age 28, and Teresa, age 27, have just had their first child, Hanna. They have a combined income of $75 000 and rent a two-bedroom apartment. For the past several years Marcel and Teresa have
Outline the typical investment goals associated with each of the following financial planning life stages. Provide a recommended asset allocation for each life stage. Refer back to Exhibit 1.2 for a
Dawn decides to invest $2000 per year in stock at the beginning of each of the next five years. She believes that she can earn a nine percent return, compounded annually, over that time period. How
Emma bought 100 shares of stock a year ago for $53 per share. She received no dividends on the stock and sold the stock today for $38 per share. What is Emma’s annualized return on the stock?
Joel purchased 100 shares of stock for $20 per share. During the year, he received dividend cheques amounting to $150. After three years, Joel sold the stock for $32 per share. What was his holding
Olafanu owns shares in a stock where the market value of the firm is $500 million and the number of shares outstanding is 90 000. What is value of the stock on a per share basis?
How might your expectations of economic conditions influence your asset allocation? What is the problem with relying on your expectations of economic conditions to determine your asset allocation
Do all asset allocation strategies reduce risk to the same degree? Explain.
What is an income trust? What are the major categories of income trusts? What are real estate investment trusts (REITs)? What are some attractive characteristics of REITs?
Describe the concept of diversifying stocks across countries.
Describe the concept of diversifying stocks across industries. What are the limitations of industry diversification?
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