FIN 334 (Investments) Syllabus Instructor Course Overview Travis Box The purpose of this course is to provide you with an understanding of the fundamentals of investments. Such an understanding is crucial to anyone who wishes to pursue a career in finance and/or participate in financial markets. Included are topics such as security types‚ the buying and selling of securities‚ mutual funds‚ market efficiency‚ common stocks and their valuation‚ diversification‚ the CAPM‚ performance
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FIN 370 – Finance for Business Weekly Discussion Questions Template Name: Please answer the following questions on this template and submit as your assignment for the Weekly Discussion Questions. Week One Discussion Questions What is the capital market? How is the primary market different from the secondary market? In your opinion‚ are these markets efficient? Why? * * A place where stocks and bonds are traded; and long-term financial instruments is called the capital
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Week 4 : Internal Control‚ Cash‚ and Receivables - Midterm Top of Form Time Remaining: Question 1.1. (TCOs A‚ B‚ and C) Shareholders want answers to all of the following questions except: (Points : 3) How does the company compare in profitability with competitors? Did the company meet its operating expense budget? Will the company be able to pay its liabilities as they come due? Is the company earning a satisfactory return? Question 2.2. (TCO C) Paying back long-term
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Comprehensive Problem 67 (Ch. 5) Ken is 63 years old and unmarried. He retired at age 55 when he sold his business‚ Understock.com. Though Ken is retired‚ he is still very active. Ken reported the following financial information this year. Assume Ken’s modified adjusted gross income for purposes of the bond interest exclusion and for determining the taxability of his Social Security benefits is $70‚000 and that Ken files as a single taxpayer. Determine Ken’s 2009 gross income. a. Ken won $1
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Week 4 Quiz 1. An example of a secessionist minority would be a. Native Americans. b. the Amish. c. Irish Catholics. d. Italian Americans. 2. The pattern of grandchildren of immigrants increasing their interest in their ethnicity is called a. ethnic pluralism. b. the principle of third generation interest. c. ancestor worship. d. the theory of bicultural immersion. 3. What is the ethnicity paradox? a. The emphasis on ethnic foods and ethnically associated political associations
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C:4‑29 Current E&P Computation. Water Corporation reports $500‚000 of taxable income for the current year. The following additional information is available: For the current year‚ Water reports and $80‚000 long-term capital loss and no capital gains. Taxable income includes $80‚000 of dividends from a 10%-owned domestic corporation. Water paid fines and penalties of $6‚000 that were not deducted in computing taxable income. In computing this year’s taxable income‚ Water deducted a $20‚000
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Chapter 8 Problem 6 The following are the historic returns for the Chelle Computer Company: Year Chelle Computer General Index Year chelle computer general index 1 37 15 2 9 13 3 -11 14 4 8 -9 5 11 12 6 4 9 Based on this information‚ compute the following: a. The correlation coefficient between Chelle Computer and the General Index. Answer : r= .1305 b. The standard deviation for the company and the index
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Journal Assignment: Budgets play a critical role in management activities such as planning‚ controlling‚ and motivating employees. Used effectively‚ budgets can help a company achieve its goals and create a productive work environment. In contrast‚ budgets can also create a hostile work environment. Watch this video about budgets and employee morale and then reflect upon your own work experiences. Explain how budgeting was incorporated to achieve the company’s overall goals and objectives.
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performance and guidelines by providing proper instructions in operating the backhoe. However‚ Jim’s work quality was deficient in breaking waterlines or digging up underground telephone lines. According to Blanchard & Thacker (2013‚ p. 151) table 5-4 would have been cheaper in a training program‚ then constantly paying for the damage Jim imposed upon the
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The Geist Riordan Manufacturing‚ located in Pontiac‚ MI‚ has recently decided to hire a new team of superintendents fit to lead in hopes of producing the latest and greatest design of CardiCare heart valves. As part of the team‚ it is my job to create a plan that will identify the various strategies used to help build effective teams. I will also consider any and all challenges and/or barriers‚ which may hinder any progress. I will also use measures in order to determine if our team is working
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