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  • FIN 402 Final Exam Guide
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  • FIN 402 Investment Fundamentals and Portfolio
    Management Final Exam Guide
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  • 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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  •  2.___  ___ Free cash flow Cash flow from
    operations Capital expenditures Disposition
    of property and equipment.

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and
    Investment Banking Process Paper
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  • FIN402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and
    Investment Banking Process Paper

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 1.2
    Preparing Carolyn Bowens Investment Plan
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  •   Case 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 home
    and the proceeds from a 75,000 life insurance
    policy.

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 1.2, 2.1,
    2.2, 3.1, 12.1
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  •   FIN 402 Week 1 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
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  •  Case 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 himself a substantial margin account over
    the years.

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 3.1 The
    Perezes Good Fortune
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  • 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.

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Case Problem 12.1
    Reverend Mark Thomas Ponders Mutual Funds
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  • Case 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.

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 AssignmentCase Problem 2.1Daras
    Dilemma What to Buy?
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  • Case Problem 2.1Daras 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 higher returns.

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 1
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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    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
  • 2. Which of the following best describes the
    function of an investment banker selling an issue
    on a "best efforts" basis?

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  • FIN 402 Week 1 Individual Weekly Question
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  • Submit your Weekly Questions, with original
    questions, in a Microsoft Word or text file. Be
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  • 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.

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper
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  • FIN402 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
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  • Case Problem 2.1 Traditional Versus Modern
    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.

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.1
    Coatess Decision
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  • 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.

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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)
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  • FIN 402 Week 2 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 Does It Meet Her
    Needs

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.2 The
    Risk-Return Tradeoff Molly ORourkes Stock
    Purchase Decision
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  • 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 20 different
    common stock issues and has a total market value
    of 82,500.
  • Molly is at present considering the addition of
    50 shares of either of two common stock issuesX
    or Y.

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 5.2 Susan
    Lussiers Inherited Portfolio Does It Meet Her
    Needs
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  • Case Problem 5.2 Susan Lussiers Inherited
    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 worried about
    job securityshe is content with her income and
    finds it adequate to allow her to buy and do
    whatever she wishes.

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 13.1
    Assessing the Stalcheckss Portfolio Performance
    (Part a,b,c,d)
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  • Case Problem 13.1 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
    developed their portfolio with the idea of
    diversifying across various asset classes.

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 DQ 1
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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)
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  • Resources Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet,
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  • Select one publicly traded bond.
  • Select five organizations from the following
    list. These organizations represent the stocks
    that comprise your portfolio.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 weekly Problem Set
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  • The Problem Set is provided to you to enable you
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    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.
  • 1. If RF 6 percent, b 1.3, and the ERP 6.5
    percent, compute Ke(the required rate of return).

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  • FIN 402 Week 2 Weekly Question
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  • . (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)
  • d. JP Morgan Chase (JPM)

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Case Problem 6.1 Sara
    Decides to Take the Plunge
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  • 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, success has not spoiled Sara. Still single,
    she keeps to her old circle of friends.

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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
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  • FIN 402 Week 3 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

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Relative Performance
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  • FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Relative 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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  • 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, buying mostly
    high-quality growth stocks as a way to achieve
    long-term growth and capital appreciation.

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 7.1 Some
    Financial Ratios Are Real Eye-Openers
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  • 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, which, he believes, is due to the
    fact that he thoroughly evaluates each stock he
    invests in. As Jack says, You cant be too
    careful about these things! Anytime I plan to
    invest in a stock, you can bet Im going to learn
    as much as I can about the company.

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 7.2 Doris
    Looks at an Auto Issue
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  • 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
    primarily in stocks that offer the potential for
    attractive capital gains.

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 8.1 Chris
    Looks for a Way to Invest His Wealth
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  • 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 investment program.

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 8.2 An
    Analysis of a High-Flying Stock
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  • 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 has
    turned in an outstanding performance lately and,
    even more important, has exhibited excellent
    growth potential.

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 AssignmentCase Problem 9.2 Deb
    Takes Measure of the Market
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  • 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 investments at the local university.
    The textbook for the course was, in fact, this
    one, and the class just completed this chapter.

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 DQ 1
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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 organization listed in Step 9

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 Weekly Problem Set
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  • The Problem Set is provided to you to enable you
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    textbook. Select THREE completed problems from
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    problems. In your solutions, provide an
    explanation as to why you choose the answer.
  • 1. Which of the following are assumptions of the
    simple CAPM model?

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  • FIN 402 Week 3 Weekly Question
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  • 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
  • a. Equal weight each of the stocks in the
    portfolio

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  • FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 10.1 Max
    and Veronica Develop a Bond Investment Program
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  • Case Problem 10.1 Max and Veronica Develop 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 an annual income of around
    100,000. Max has just learned that his recently
    departed rich uncle has named him in his will to
    the tune of some 250,000 after taxes.

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  • FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 10.1,
    10.2, 11.1, 11.2
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  • FIN 402 Week 4 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
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  • 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 analysis.

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  • FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 11.1 The
    Bond Investment Decisions of Dave and Marlene
    Carter
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  • 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.

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  • FIN 402 Week 4 Assignment Case Problem 11.2 Grace
    Decides to Immunize Her Portfolio
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  • Case 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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)
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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 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Risk and
    Return Analysis Paper
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  •    FIN 402 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Risk
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  • 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
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  •   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
    __________.

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  • FIN 402 Week 4 Weekly Question
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  • . (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 ARTVX
  • BPAIX
  • BOSOX
  • MFCFX

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  • FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 14.1 The
    Franciscos Investment Options
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  • 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
    accumulated a substantial sum in his investment
    account, mostly by following an aggressive
    investment posture.

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  • FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 14.1,
    14.2, 15.1, 15.2
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  • FIN 402 Week 5 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 Assignment Case Problem 15.2 Jim
    and Polly Pernelli Try Hedging with Stock Index
    Futures

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  • FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 14.2
    Lukes Quandary To Hedge or Not to Hedge
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  • Case Problem 14.2 Lukes Quandary To Hedge or
    Not to Hedge
  • A little more than 10 months ago, Luke Weaver, a
    mortgage banker in Phoenix, bought 300 shares of
    stock at 40 per share. Since then, the price of
    the stock has risen to 75 per share. It is now
    near the end of the year, and the market is
    starting to weaken.

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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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  • Case 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 this market by his
    dad, who is a grain buyer for one of the leading
    food processors.

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  • FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Problem 15.2 Jim
    and Polly Pernelli Try Hedging with Stock Index
    Futures
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  • 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.

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  • FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Investment Portfolio
    Paper (2 Papers)
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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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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  • FIN 402 Week 5 Weekly Problem Set
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  • . 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
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  • Submit your Weekly Questions, with original
    questions, in a Microsoft Word or text file. Be
    sure to show your work to earn full credit.
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  • 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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