Finance Questions:

$37)$ What are the most significant aspects of alternative investments from an investors perspective?

$38)$ Rank each Alternative Asset in regards to offering $$enhanced returns$$ and diversification benefits

$-$ Private Equity

$-$ Venture Capital

$-$ Hedge Funds

$-$ Real Estate

$-$ Infrastructure

$-$ Natural Resources

$39)$ How do you measure correlation and how do you measure $$risk$$ or risk

adjusted returns?

$40)$ Explain the Occam's Razor, what every value represents, what they're calculating, and the correct inputs

$-$ PE Ratio

$-$ Annualized Rate $\%($Real $+$ breakeven$)$

$-$ PE Ratio mean value $($Real $+$ breakeven$)$

$-$ Dividend Yield $\%$

$41)$ What is alpha and beta, and which type of accounts pursue which measure?

$-$ What constitutes "passive investing", and is it only indices like SPY$?$

$-$ What are the considerations in choosing a benchmark for a passively managed equity portfolio?

$-$ What is Factor Investing, and how does it differ from investing in a traditional index?

$-$ Compare fundamental and quantitative approaches to active management?

$-$ Describe bottom$-$up active equity strategies?

$-$ Describe top$-$down active equity strategies?

$-$ Empirically, do active fundamental equity strategies work?

$-$ Describe fundamental active equity strategies $-$ what is the process?

$-$ Describe quantitative investment strategies $-$ what is the process?

$-$ How would you describe a top$-$down and bottom$-$up process using step by step specific examples of real data $-$ i$.$e in the weeds, not $30,000$ foot overview

$42)$ How do you apply the concept of Practical Application in Finance?

$43)$ How would you apply the aspects of the $401$k in real life?

$44)$ How are each of the Portfolio Performance Evaluation steps actually applied to a real portfolio?

$1.$ Risk Assessment

$2.$ Return Assessment

$3.$ Risk$-$Adjusted Performance

$4.$ Attribution analysis

$5.$ Benchmark Comparison