Stock Case: Dow 30 Case How do you create a diversified stock portfolio? Introduction Our goal was to create an optimal diversified portfolio consisting of the Dow Jones Index. We used the modern portfolio theory which maximizes expected portfolio return for the amount of risk taken by taking the stock weights in to consideration. Our group consisted of risk averse investors; therefore we diversified our portfolio with all 30 Dow Jones stocks because we wanted to achieve an acceptable return
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FINANCE 301 DR. SHELDON NOVACK CASE STUDY ROTH FINANCIAL ADVISORS PART #1 INTRODUCTION Roth Financial‚ founded nearly 10 years ago‚ is a financial services firm which has a diverse base of clients. The founder of this start-up firm‚ Hugo Roth‚ developed a reputation for himself and also his associates by the way the financial firm conducts business. As the firm grew‚ so did the firm’s reputation for honesty and fair dealing. Hugo Roth established a reputation for training and helping
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Behavioral Heuristics – Check Anchor/OAR Availability– Conservatism‚ Anchoring‚ Overconfidence‚ Ambiguity aversion‚ Representativeness‚ Availability Traditional Finance – TF-RAR - Risk averse‚ Asset integration‚ Rational expectations Behavioral Finance – BF-LAB - Loss averse‚ Asset segregation‚ Biased expectations Type of Investors – CMIS - Cautious‚ Methodical‚ Individualistic‚ Spontaneous IPS Process – OCSAEEA‚ Old Cars Sell At Eastern European Auctions – Objectives‚ Constraints‚ Strategy
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Fixed-Income Analysis Lectures 8 and 9: Active Bond Portfolio Strategies Joëlle Miffre 1 Active Bond Portfolio Strategies Market Timing: Trading on Interest Rate Predictions Riding the Yield Curve Timing Bets Based on Interest-Rates Level When Rates are Expected to Decrease When Rates are Expected to Increase: Roll-Over Strategies Bets on Specific Moves of the Yield Curve Barbell‚ Bullet‚ Ladder‚ Butterfly Other Semi-Hedged Strategies: Ladder Hedged against Slope Movement
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metropolitan area in the northeastern United States. His future boss had given him a list of questions that would prepare him well for the job. According to the boss: If you can master these questions‚ you’ll be well on your way to becoming a portfolio manager! Before attempting those questions‚ be sure to read carefully Chapter 8 of Bodie‚ Kane‚ and Marcus’s Investments book. Also‚ I have included an Excel spreadsheet (Exhibit 1)‚ which contains data on several stocks‚1 including returns‚ standard
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under analysis. Beta can be derived from sensitivity analysis. This beta can increase the risk of investor’s portfolio as it is more than 1 as compares to the market risk. Beta measures the responsiveness of the returns in the market. The higher the beta the aggressive the share prices(Wood‚Donald‚2000). The beta of the Coca cola company is higher and the market is stable therefore the portfolio will have higher returns. a) Rp = Rf + (Rm – Rf) Rf – 4.5% (Rm – Rf) – 6.5% Therefore
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a) Explain and distinguish between the terms: Financial gearing Optimal capital structure Financial gearing: Financial gearing is a percentage of debt capital in the company’s capital structure. If company has high gearing that means a company borrow a lot debt capital. (Main text book). Optimal capital structure: The optimal capital structure for a company is one which offers a balance between the ideal debt-to-equity range and minimizes the firm’s cost of capital. b) Explain why the
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TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………………….1 CONTENTS………………………………………………………………………………2 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..3 2. STOCKHOLDING………………………………………………………………………4 3. HOUSEHOLDS’ FINANCIAL MARKETS OVERVIEW………………………………6 4. MARKOWITZ PORTFOLIO THEORY…………………………………………………7 5. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE STOCKHOLDING DECISION OF HOUSEHOLDS .8 5.1 AGE 5.2 FINANCIAL STATUS 5.3 MARITAL STATUS 5.4 EDUCATION 5.5 GENDER 5.6 CULTURAL VALUES 6. REASONS WHY HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATE IN STOCKHOLDING………
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to form the portfolio combined two stocks TLS and ANN. By justifying five years (2005-2010) monthly data in using mean variance method to calculate the expected return (ANN 0.007488‚ TLS -0.004441)‚ standard deviation (ANN 0.076531‚ TLS 0.053729)‚ as well as beta (ANN 0.64‚ TLS 0.31). And then one year (2009) daily data to determine portfolio expected return in using CAPM method. With MV method‚ based on the justification and limitation‚ this report have not choose a optimize portfolio but only choose
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Resume` 3. Statement of Purpose 4. Organization of Portfolio 4. a Learning Observation 4. b The significant Students 4.c “Putting system makes one’s life easy.” 5. Personal Reflection 6. Comments of the Faculty 7. Rubric for the Portfolio 8. Students Self Relating Competency 9. Teachers
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