14. From the investment alternatives described in chapters, choose two specific investments that you feel would help an individual who is 35 years old, divorced, and earns $20,000 a year begin an investment program. Assume that this individual has $30,000 that can be invested at this time. As part of your recommendation, compare each of your investment suggestions on the factors of safety, risk, income, growth, and liquidity.

3. Locate an advertisement for a new bond issue in The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, or a local newspaper. Then go to the library or use the Internet to research the corporation or government entity that is issuing the bonds. Based on your research, submit a report on the issuer. Be sure to describe its financial condition and how the money raised by selling bonds will be used.