in Stocks and Bonds Stocks and Bonds are different in many ways. A stock is a portion or share of the ownership of a corporation. A share will give the owner of the stock the company’s profits or loses over time. The good thing about stocks is they can be sold at almost any time as long as there is someone willing to buy. A bond‚ on the other hand‚ is a fixed interest financial asset issued by governments‚ companies‚ banks‚ and other large entities. Bonds also are called funds. Bonds pay
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decision been made not to expand in China. c. The company holds about half of its assets in the form of US Treasury bonds‚ and it keeps these funds available for use in emergencies. In the future‚ though SSC plans to shift its emergency funds from Treasury bonds to common stocks. Discuss how SSC’s stockholders might view each of these actions and how the actions might affect the stock price. ANSWER: A. B. TRANSACTION B is an expense‚ in a sense that the SSC Company is spending much money
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through a bond issue. A lot of disagreement was made by several company directors that instead wanted the firm to issue common stock. In the end‚ the argument is about whether to raise debt or equity. What are the annual cash expenses associated with the (a) bond issue? (b) common stock issue? Analysis of issuing stock The cost of issuing stock is lower than bond. The bond has a principal repayment of an additional $6.25 million cash expenses annually and that is over 9% of the bond issue.
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Financing thru Stocks Stocks are the owned capital of a business and that it is considered a permanent investment. Stockholders are people who invest in stocks and their ownership in the corporation is evidenced by a stock certificate. Stocks may be obtained thru: * Subscription * Purchase * Issuance of stock dividends Almost all of the initial capital of the corporation including a large segment of the future capital comes from the sale of stock. Stock Financing * Refers
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Preferred Stock & Bonds Deciding to invest is a huge financial step‚ not something to be taken lightly. In deciding which method‚ stock or bonds‚ one has to look at all the angels- the advantages and disadvantages‚ both immediate and long term. Preferred stock has many advantages and disadvantages. Unlike debt‚ preferred stock is flexible. Meaning preferred stock can miss annual payments unlike typical debt. Preferred stock not only is more flexible‚ it also helps
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CHARACTERISTIC OF BONDS AND STOCKS 1.0 Bonds A bond is a promissory note issued by a business or a governmental unit. Treasury bonds‚ sometimes referred to as government bonds‚ are issued by the Federal government and are not exposed to default risk. Corporate bonds are issued by corporations and are exposed to default risk. Different corporate bonds have different levels of default risk‚ depending on the issuing company ’s characteristics and on the terms of the specific bond. Municipal bonds are issued
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Home Products stock and bond valuation HOME PRODUCTS - Case 9 STOCK AND BOND VALUATION In all textbooks‚ the valuation of stocks and bonds is simply stated as the present value of all the future cash flows expected from the security. The concept is logical‚ straightforward‚ and deceptively simple. The valuation of bonds is usually presented first‚ since the relatively certain cash flows are broken into an annuity and a payment of the par value at some specific date in the future.
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of stocks and bonds. It says that in textbooks‚ the valuation of stocks and bonds is simply stated as the present value of all the future cash flows expected from the security. The concept is logical‚ straightforward‚ and simple. The valuation of bonds is usually presented first‚ since the relatively certain cash flows are broken into an annuity and a payment of the par value at some specific date in the future. Preferred stock valuation follows bond valuation and the value of preferred stock is
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Smart Phones: Windows vs. Android With time‚ phones have changed drastically. First from the house phone to the “brick phone‚” flip phone and now touch screen. Not too long ago Google and Microsoft Windows created smart phones that were really similar to the Apple iPhone‚ which was the phone that achieved better management of apps—BlackBerry being the first to launch phone applications. These smart phones are called Android and Windows Phone 7 which differ a lot from each other. When someone is seeking
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Value Stock vs. Growth Stock September 14‚ 2013 Growth and value are styles of investing in stocks (Emerald‚ 2013). Analysts commonly classify companies with low market-to-book ratios as value stocks‚ and firms with high market-to-book ratios as growth stocks (Berk & DeMarzo‚ 2011). Neither approach is certain to give appreciation in stock market value; both carry the possibility of risk. The return
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