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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Entire Course

• FIN 402 Final Exam Guide

• FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and
  Investment Banking Process Paper
• FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 1
• FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 2
• FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 3
• FIN 402 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Portfolio
  Selection Paper
• FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper
• FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 1

• FIN 402 Investment Fundamentals and Portfolio
  Management Final Exam Guide
•  True/False
•  1.___  ___ The balance sheet shows what assets
  the firm controls at a point in time and how it
  financed the assets.

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and
  Investment Banking Process Paper

• FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 1

• FIN402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and
  Investment Banking Process Paper

• What are capital market instruments? How are they
  used? Which is most important? Explain your
  answer.

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 2

• FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 3

• What is an asset class? How are asset classes
  selected? What factors affect the selection?

• What is a derivative? What are the different
  types of derivatives? How do businesses use
  derivatives to mitigate risks?

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper

• FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 1

• FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper

• What are different ratio categories? Which
  category is most important to bondholders? Why?
  Which category is most important to stockholders?
  Why?

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 2

• FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 3

• What are liquidity ratios? Why are they
  important? How may an investor use liquidity
  ratios when making investment decisions?

• What is the CAPM? Are CAPM assumptions realistic?
  Why or why not?

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Portfolio
  Selection Paper

• FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Relative Performance
  Paper

• Resources Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet,
  University Library
• Select one publicly traded bond.
• Select five organizations from the following
  list. These organizations represent the stocks
  that comprise your portfolio.
• Cisco Systems, Inc.

• FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Relative Performance
  Paper

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 3 DQ 1

• FIN 402 Week 3 DQ 2

• What is the difference between systematic and
  unsystematic risk? How is the beta coefficient
  used to assess risk? Is it better to maximize
  return or minimize risk? Why?

• What is the relationship between inflation and
  interest rates? How does this relationship affect
  asset prices? How does the unemployment rate
  affect interest rates? 

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 3 DQ 3

• FIN 402 Week 3 Individual Assignment CAPM Web
  Exercise

• What factors must be taken into consideration
  when creating an investment portfolio? How must a
  portfolios components be weighted? 

• FIN 402 Week 3 Individual Assignment CAPM Web
  Exercise
• Resource Fundamentals of Investment Management
• Prepare a response to the following assignment
• Web Exercise (Ch. 21) of Fundamentals of
  Investment Management, including calculations for
  each organization listed in Step 9

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 4 DQ 1

• FIN 402 Week 4 DQ 2

• What are examples of active and passive portfolio
  management techniques? Why would a portfolio
  manager pursue active instead of passive
  techniques? 

• Does international diversification enhance risk
  reduction? Why or why not? What measures may be
  taken to reduce risks of international portfolio
  investing?
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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 4 DQ 3

• FIN 402 Week 4 Individual Assignment Risk and
  Return Tradeoff Memo

• What are unique risks associated with foreign
  investments? How might an investor protect his or
  her portfolio against such risks? Is it possible
  to protect a portfolio from all risk? 
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• FIN 402 Week 4 Individual Assignment Risk and
  Return Tradeoff Memo
• Resources Constructing and Managing a Portfolio
  Simulation, Electronic Reserve Readings,
  University Library
• Complete the Constructing and Managing a
  Portfolio simulation on the student website.
• Conduct research concerning the risk and return
  tradeoff, and the relationship between investment
  strategy and performance.

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Risk and
  Return Analysis Paper

• FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Investment Portfolio
  Paper

• FIN 402 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Risk and
  Return Analysis Paper
• Complete the following activities
• Conduct a risk assessment and return analysis on
  the investment vehicles in your portfolio.
• Select the weights of each vehicle in your
  portfolio for example, the percentage of the
  portfolio each vehicle makes up.
• Locate the beta for each security. Use .3 beta
  for bonds and 0 for money market instruments.

• FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Investment Portfolio
  Paper

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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 5 DQ 1

• FIN 402 Week 5 DQ 2

• What are different types of alternative
  investment vehicles? Which is preferable? What
  factors could affect the choice of such a vehicle?

• What is an individual retirement account? Is it
  important to have an individual retirement
  account? 
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FIN 402 Course Tutorial

• FIN 402 Week 5 DQ 3

• FIN 402 Week 5 Individual Assignment Investment
  Enhancement Paper

• What are derivatives? How may they be used to
  manage a portfolio?
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• Prepare a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you
  address the following
• Analyze effects of international portfolio
  diversification on an investment portfolio.
• Examine alternative investment vehicles.
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