START: 25/12/2023

FINISH: 7/01/2024

You own a freight forwarder company. Your company has 1,000,000 TL on 25/12/2023 in the bank account. This amount is received from the customers. Your company has 30,000 USD liabilities that will be paid on May 2nd, 2024.

1. Please start an investment portfolio with total 1,000,000 TL. WRITE THE EXACT DATE. Your beginning portfolio must be built considering the systematic and unsystematic risks, and diversification essentials. Portfolios may have BIST stocks (but not only stocks J, you may include bills, bonds, investment funds, deposits, foreign currency, gold, short term bank deposits, foreign stocks, etc, ....) We will cover forward and futures in the spring term, but if you want, you can include them also. In your investment choices, please evaluate the betas for stocks, find the average beta for your stock portfolio, consider the recent developments in the companies and financial markets and EXPLAIN HOW YOU DECIDED ON YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND CHOICES.

2.Draw a graph as shown below of your beginning portfolio, write the date above the graph(10 pts).

3.Prepare a table as shown below, explaining your purchase prices and investment details. Your total portfolio value is 1,000,000 TL. write the date above the graph (20 pts)

4. Conduct and present financial statement analysis of your stocks in this section (Financial Ratios)

5.BEFORE SUBMISSION, Prepare a table as shown below again, explaining your ENDING portfolio with prices. Your total portfolio value will be different than 1,000,000 TL. You can earn/lose. Your grade does not depend on your gain or loss.

6.How will you pay your debt on May 2nd ? Do you have enough USD right now? Or will you buy USD later? Which security will be sold for USD? Explain your future expectations on your portfolio (10 pts).