QUESTION $50$

Long$-$term capital gains treatment serves as encouragement for investors to buy:

high$-$yield stocks.

municipal bonds.

U$.$S$.$ government bonds.

growth stocks.

QUESTION $51$

Determining the crossover point on the life cycle curve is important for which reason?

Stock prices usually climb as earnings become more stable

Price$-$earnings ratios collapse because of slower growth expectations

Increasing cash dividends will lead to higher share prices

Investors who choose to invest in growth companies will want to wait until the crossover point has been reached

None of the above

QUESTION $52$

A type of index that weighs each company by its total market value as a percentage of the total market value for all firms is: an equal$-$weighted index.

a value$-$weighted index.

an equally$-$weighted index.

a price$-$weighted index.