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1. Describe the role that dividends and capital gains play in delivering returns to common stock investors.

2. What is a stock split? How does a stock split affect the market value of a share of stock? What is a stock spin-off? In very general terms, explain how a stock spin-off works.

4. Define and briefly discuss the investment merits of each of the following.

1. Blue chips
2. Income stocks
3. Mid-cap stocks

6. Listed are three pairs of stocks. Look at each pair and select the security you think is worth more money. Then, after you make all three of your selections, use Yahoo! Finance or some other source to find the latest market value of the securities in each pair.

• 150 shares of Walmart (symbol WMT) or 50 shares of Sprint Corp. (symbol S) (Both are listed on the NYSE.)

How many times did you pick the one that was worth more money? Did the price of any of these stocks surprise you? If so, which one(s)? Does the price of a stock represent its value? Explain