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FIN 402 Final Exam Guide FOR MORE CLASSES
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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. 2.___ ___
Free cash flow Cash flow from operations
Capital expenditures Disposition of property
and
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FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and
Investment Banking Process Paper FOR MORE
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Banking Process Paper
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FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 1.2
Preparing Carolyn Bowens Investment Plan FOR
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Problem 1.2 Preparing Carolyn Bowens Investment
Plan Carolyn Bowen, who just turned 55, is
employed as an administrative assistant for the
Xcon Corporation, where she has worked for the
past 20 years. She is in good health, lives
alone, and has two grown children. A few months
ago her husband died, leaving her with only their
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FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 1.2, 2.1,
2.2, 3.1, 12.1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Assignment Case Problem 1.2 Preparing Carolyn
Bowens Investment Plan FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment
Case Problem 2.1 Daras Dilemma What to Buy? FIN
402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 2.2 Ravi
Dumars High-Flying Margin Account FIN 402 Week 1
Assignment Case Problem 3.1 The Perezes Good
Fortune
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FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 2.2 Ravi
Dumars High-Flying Margin Account FOR MORE
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Problem 2.2 Ravi Dumars High-Flying Margin
Account Ravi Dumar is a stockbroker who lives
with his wife, Sasha, and their five children in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ravi firmly believes that
the only way to make money in the market is to
follow an aggressive investment posturefor
example, to use margin trading. In fact, Ravi has
built
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FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 3.1 The
Perezes Good Fortune FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 3.1 The
Perezes Good Fortune Angel and Marie Perez own a
small pool hall located in southern New Jersey.
They enjoy running the business, which they have
owned for nearly three years. Angel, a retired
professional pool shooter, saved for nearly 10
years to buy this business, which he and his wife
own free and clear. The income
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FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 12.1
Reverend Mark Thomas Ponders Mutual Funds FOR
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Problem 12.1 Reverend Mark Thomas Ponders Mutual
Funds The Reverend Mark Thomas is the minister of
a church in the San Diego area. He is married,
has one young child, and earns a modest income.
Because religious organizations are not notorious
for their generous retirement programs, the
reverend has decided he should do some investing
on his own. He would like to set up a program
that enables him to supplement the churchs
retirement
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FIN 402 Week 1 AssignmentCase Problem 2.1Daras
Dilemma What to Buy? FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Dilemma What to Buy? Dara Simmons, a 40-year-old
financial analyst and divorced mother of two
teenage children, considers herself a savvy
investor. She has increased her investment
portfolio considerably over the past five years.
Although she has been fairly conservative with
her investments, she now feels more confident in
her investment knowledge and would like to branch
out into some new areas that could bring
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FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What are capital
market instruments? How are they used? Which is
most important? Explain your answer.
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FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What is an asset
class? How are asset classes selected? What
factors affect the selection?
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FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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 Week 1 Individual Problem Set FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com   The
Problem Set is provided to you to enable you to
practice the concepts outlined in the textbook.
Select THREE completed problems from the
assignment and post your solutions to those
problems. 1. Creating prices for securities and
allowing for liquidity are functions of
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FIN 402 Week 1 Individual Weekly Question FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com   Submit
your Weekly Questions, with original questions,
in a Microsoft Word or text file. Be sure to show
your work to earn full credit.   Do not use
Investopedia, About.com, Wikipedia, or other
generic internet websites as sources. Use
credible sources only.
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper
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402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 2.1
Traditional Versus Modern Portfolio Theory Whos
Right FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.
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Portfolio Theory Whos Right? Walt Davies and
Shane OBrien are district managers for Lee, Inc.
Over the years, as they moved through the firms
sales organization, they became (and still
remain) close friends. Walt, who is 33 years old,
currently lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Shane,
who is 35, lives in Houston, Texas. Recently, at
the national sales meeting, they were discussing
various company matters, as
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.1
Coatess Decision FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 4.1
Coatess Decision On January 1, 2017, Dave
Coates, a 23-year-old mathematics teacher at
Xavier High School, received a tax refund of
1,100. Because Dave didnt need this money for
his current living expenses, he decided to make a
long-term investment. After surveying a number of
alternative investments costing no more than
1,100, Dave isolated two that seemed most
suitable to his needs. Each of the investments
cost 1,050 and was
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.1, 4.2,
2.1, 5.2, 13.1 (Part a,b,c,d) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Assignment Case Problem 4.1 Coatess Decision FIN
402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.2 The
Risk-Return Tradeoff Molly ORourkes Stock
Purchase Decision FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case
Problem 2.1 Traditional Versus Modern Portfolio
Theory Whos Right FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case
Problem 5.2 Susan Lussiers Inherited Portfolio
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.2 The
Risk-Return Tradeoff Molly ORourkes Stock
Purchase Decision FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 4.2 The
Risk-Return Tradeoff Molly ORourkes Stock
Purchase Decision Over the past 10 years, Molly
ORourke has slowly built a diversified portfolio
of common stock. Currently her portfolio includes
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 5.2 Susan
Lussiers Inherited Portfolio Does It Meet Her
Needs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.
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Portfolio Does It Meet Her Needs? Susan Lussier
is 35 years old and employed as a tax accountant
for a major oil and gas exploration company. She
earns nearly 135,000 a year from her salary and
from participation in the companys drilling
activities. An expert on oil and gas taxation,
she is not
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 13.1
Assessing the Stalcheckss Portfolio Performance
(Part a,b,c,d) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Assessing the Stalcheckss Portfolio Performance
Mary and Nick Stalcheck have an investment
portfolio containing four investments. It was
developed to provide them with a balance between
current income and capital appreciation. Rather
than acquire mutual fund shares or diversify
within a given class of investments, they
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FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What are liquidity
ratios? Why are they important? How may an
investor use liquidity ratios when making
investment decisions?
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FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What is the CAPM?
Are CAPM assumptions realistic? Why or why not?
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FIN 402 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Portfolio
Selection Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Different Papers Resources
Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet, University
Library Select one publicly traded bond.
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FIN 402 Week 2 weekly Problem Set FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com   The
Problem Set is provided to you to enable you to
practice the concepts outlined in the textbook.
Select THREE completed problems from the
assignment and post your solutions to those
problems. In your solutions, provide an
explanation as to why you choose the answer.
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FIN 402 Week 2 weekly Problem Set FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com   1. (2
point) Calculate the expected return of the
following stocks using CAPM. You can use internet
websites to get Beta figures, such as Yahoo!
Finance, Google Finance, MSN Money, Marketwatch,
etc. Use 4 as the risk free rate and 6 as the
risk premium. a. Proctor Gamble (PG) b.
Microsoft (MSFT) c. Macys (M)
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FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Case Problem 6.1 Sara
Decides to Take the Plunge FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 6.1
Sara Decides to Take the Plunge Sara Thomas is a
child psychologist who has built a thriving
practice in her hometown of Boise, Idaho. Over
the past several years she has been able to
accumulate a substantial sum of money. She has
worked long and hard to be successful, but she
never imagined anything like this. Even so,
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FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Case Problem 6.1, 6.2,
7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 9.2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Assignment Case Problem 6.1 Sara Decides to Take
the Plunge FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Case Problem
6.2 Wally Wonders Whether Theres a Place for
Dividends FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Case Problem
7.1 Some Financial Ratios Are Real Eye-Openers
FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Case Problem 7.2 Doris
Looks at an
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FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Relative Performance
Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.co
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Performance Paper
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FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 6.2 Wally
Wonders Whether Theres a Place for Dividends
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ase Problem 6.2 Wally Wonders Whether Theres a
Place for Dividends Wally Wilson is a commercial
artist who makes a good living by doing freelance
workmostly layouts and illustrationsfor local
ad agencies and major institutional clients (such
as large department stores). Wally has been
investing in the stock market for some time,
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FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 7.1 Some
Financial Ratios Are Real Eye-Openers FOR MORE
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Problem 7.1 Some Financial Ratios Are Real
Eye-Openers Jack Arnold is a resident of Lubbock,
Texas, where he is a prosperous rancher and
businessman. He has also built up a sizable
portfolio of common stock
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FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 7.2 Doris
Looks at an Auto Issue FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 7.2 Doris
Looks at an Auto Issue Doris Wise is a young
career woman. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona,
where she owns and operates a highly successful
modeling agency. Doris manages her modest but
rapidly growing investment portfolio, made up
mostly of high-grade common stocks. Because shes
young and single and has no pressing family
requirements, Doris has invested
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FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 8.1 Chris
Looks for a Way to Invest His Wealth FOR MORE
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Problem 8.1 Chris Looks for a Way to Invest His
Wealth Chris Norton is a young Hollywood writer
who is well on his way to television
superstardom. After writing several successful
television specials, he was recently named the
head writer for one of TVs top-rated sitcoms.
Chris fully realizes that his business is a
fickle one, and on the advice of his dad and
manager, he has decided to set up an
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FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 8.2 An
Analysis of a High-Flying Stock FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 8.2
An Analysis of a High-Flying Stock Marc Dodier is
a recent university graduate and a security
analyst with the Kansas City brokerage firm of
Lippman, Brickbats, and Shaft. Marc has been
following one of the hottest issues on Wall
Street, CI Medical Supplies, a company that
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FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 9.2 Deb
Takes Measure of the Market FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 9.2
Deb Takes Measure of the Market Several months
ago, Deb Forrester received a substantial sum of
money from the estate of her late aunt. Deb
initially placed the money in a savings account
because she was not sure what to do with it.
Since then, however, she has taken a course in
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FIN 402 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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?
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FIN 402 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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 Week 3 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What factors must be
taken into consideration when creating an
investment portfolio? How must a portfolios
components be weighted?
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FIN 402 Week 3 Individual Assignment CAPM Web
Exercise FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.c
om   FIN 402 Week 3 Individual Assignment CAPM
Web Exercise ResourceFundamentals of Investment
Management Prepare a response to the following
assignment Web Exercise (Ch. 21) of Fundamentals
of Investment Management, including calculations
for each
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FIN 402 Week 3 Weekly Problem Set FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com   The
Problem Set is provided to you to enable you to
practice the concepts outlined in the textbook.
Select THREE completed problems from the
assignment and post your solutions to those
problems. In your solutions, provide an
explanation as to why you choose the answer.
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FIN 402 Week 3 Weekly Question FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   Submit your Weekly
Questions, with original questions, in a
Microsoft Word or text file. Be sure to show your
work to earn full credit. 1.      (2 point) Use
the expected return and Beta calculated in Week 2
Homework Questions 1 for the stocks listed PG,
Microsoft, Macys, JP Morgan Chase and Southern
Company. You will make three portfolios
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FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 10.1 Max
and Veronica Develop a Bond Investment
Program FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.
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a Bond Investment Program Max and Veronica
Shuman, along with their teenage sons, Terry and
Thomas, live in Portland, Oregon. Max is a sales
rep for a major medical firm, and Veronica is a
personnel officer at a local bank. Together they
earn
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FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 10.1,
10.2, 11.1, 11.2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Assignment Case Problem 10.1 Max and Veronica
Develop a Bond Investment Program FIN 402 Week 4
Assignment Case Problem 10.2 The Case of the
Missing Bond Ratings FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment
Case Problem 11.1 The Bond Investment Decisions
of Dave and Marlene Carter FIN 402 Week 4
Assignment Case Problem 11.2 Grace Decides to
Immunize Her Portfolio
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FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 10.2 The
Case of the Missing Bond Ratings FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 10.2
The Case of the Missing Bond Ratings Its
probably safe to say that theres nothing more
important in determining a bonds rating than the
underlying financial condition and operating
results of the company issuing the bond. Just as
financial ratios can be used in the analysis of
common stocks, they can also be used in the
analysis of bondsa process we refer to as credit
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FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 11.1 The
Bond Investment Decisions of Dave and Marlene
Carter FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.c
om   Case Problem 11.1 The Bond Investment
Decisions of Dave and Marlene Carter Dave and
Marlene Carter live in the Boston area, where
Dave has a successful orthodontics practice. Dave
and Marlene have built up a sizable investment
portfolio and have always had a major portion of
their investments in fixed-income securities.
They adhere to a fairly aggressive investment
posture and actively go after
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FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 11.2 Grace
Decides to Immunize Her Portfolio FOR MORE
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Problem 11.2 Grace Decides to Immunize Her
Portfolio Grace Hesketh is the owner of an
extremely successful dress boutique in downtown
Chicago. Although high fashion is Graces first
love, shes also interested in investments,
particularly bonds and other fixed-income
securities. She actively manages her own
investments and over time has built up a
substantial portfolio of securities.
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FIN 402 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What are examples of
active and passive portfolio management
techniques? Why would a portfolio manager pursue
active instead of passive techniques?
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FIN 402 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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 (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Different Papers FIN 402 Week 4
Individual Assignment Risk and Return Tradeoff
Memo Resources Constructing and Managing a
Portfolio Simulation, Electronic Reserve
Readings, University Library
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FIN 402 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Risk and
Return Analysis Paper (Portfolio Risk
Analysis) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.
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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.
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FIN 402 Week 4 Weekly Problem Set FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com The Problem
Set is provided to you to enable you to practice
the concepts outlined in the textbook. Select
THREE completed problems from the assignment and
post your solutions to those problems. 1. The
weak form of the EMH states that ________ must be
reflected in the current stock price. 2. When
the market risk premium rises, stock prices will
________. 3. Proponents of the EMH typically
advocate __________. 4. Choosing stocks by
searching for predictable patterns in stock
prices is called 
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FIN 402 Week 4 Weekly Question FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com 1.      (2 point) Go
to Morningstar.com. Find the listed mutual funds
profiles on the website. Under Ratings Risk,
find and submit the Sharpe Ratio for each fund.
Then discuss, using the ratio, which fund you
believe provides a better investment. Funds
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FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 14.1,
14.2, 15.1, 15.2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Assignment Case Problem 14.1 The Franciscos
Investment Options FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case
Problem 14.2 Lukes Quandary To Hedge or Not to
Hedge FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 15.1
T. J.s Fast-Track Investments Interest Rate
Futures FIN 402 Week 5
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FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 14.2
Lukes Quandary To Hedge or Not to Hedge FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com   Case
Problem 14.1 The Franciscos Investment Options
Hector Francisco is a successful businessman in
Atlanta. The box-manufacturing firm he and his
wife, Judy, founded several years ago has
prospered. Because he is self-employed, Hector is
building his own retirement fund. So far, he has
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FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 15.1 T.
J.s Fast-Track Investments Interest Rate Futures
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ase Problem 15.1 T. J.s Fast-Track Investments
Interest Rate Futures T. J. Patrick is a young,
successful industrial designer in Portland,
Oregon, who enjoys the excitement of commodities
speculation. T. J. has been dabbling in
commodities since he was a teenagerhe was
introduced to
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FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 15.2 Jim
and Polly Pernelli Try Hedging with Stock Index
Futures FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin402master.com   Case Problem 15.2 Jim
and Polly Pernelli Try Hedging with Stock Index
Futures Jim Pernelli and his wife, Polly, live in
Augusta, Georgia. Like many young couples, the
Pernellis are a two-income family. Jim and Polly
are both college graduates and hold high-paying
jobs. Jim has been an avid
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FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Investment Portfolio
Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   This tutorial
contains 2 Different Papers Prepare a paper,
not to exceed 5 pages, in which you assess the
performance of your portfolio, using William
Sharpes and Harry Markowitzs modern portfolio
theories. Address the following Calculate your
portfolios performance using the Sharpe, Jensen,
and Treynor indices.
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FIN 402 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What are different
types of alternative investment vehicles? Which
is preferable? What factors could affect the
choice of such a vehicle?
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FIN 402 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What is an
individual retirement account? Is it important to
have an individual retirement account?
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FIN 402 Week 5 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   What are
derivatives? How may they be used to manage a
portfolio?
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FIN 402 Week 5 Individual Assignment Investment
Enhancement Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com   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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FIN 402 Week 5 Weekly Problem Set FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin402master.com 1. You
purchase one IBM July 125 call contract for a
premium of 5. You hold the option until the
expiration date when IBM stock sells for 123 per
share. You will realize a ______ on the
investment.  2. You purchase one IBM July 120 put
contract for a premium of 5. You hold the option
until the expiration date when IBM stock sells
for 123 per share. You will realize a ______ on
the investment. 
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FIN 402 Week 5 Weekly Questions FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com Submit your Weekly
Questions, with original questions, in a
Microsoft Word or text file. Be sure to show your
work to earn full credit.Do not use
Investopedia, About.com, Wikipedia, or other
generic internet websites as sources. Use
credible sources only. Also, do not use quotes in
lieu of a response in your own words. (2 point)
For the following alternative investment
vehicles, discuss
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FIN 402 Week 5 Weekly Questions FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin402master.com Do not use
Investopedia, About.com, Wikipedia, or other
generic internet websites as sources. Use
credible sources only. Also, do not use quotes in
lieu of a response in your own words. (2 point)
For the following alternative investment
vehicles, discuss a.       Describe the
investment b.      Benefits of the
investment c.       Risk of the investment
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