Class Notes – Ch 7 Risk‚ Reward and the CAPM Rational investors expect returns as a reward for taking risk. Returns are usually expressed as a performance number- either as a $ return or as a percentage. Therefore we need to be able to measure the level of risk inherent in a potential investment‚ and we also need to be able to calculate the expected return for that risk. Risk is not achieving the return that is expected We measure risk by calculating variance and standard deviation – these show
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Q2a) Pak Mat signed an agreement to transfer his apartment to his daughter‚ Aminah as a gift for her 21st birthday. Aminah did not pay any money to her father for the transfer of the apartment. This agreement was later registered at the land office. Section 26 provides that as a general rule‚ an agreement without consideration is void unless it is registered under the law (if applicable) and expressed in writing as well as is made on account of natural love and affection between partiers standing
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Question 1 When you retire 40 years from now‚ you want to have $1.2 million. You think you can earn an average of 12 percent on your investment. To meet your goal‚ you are trying to decide whether to deposit lump sum today‚ or to wait and deposit a lump sum 2 years from today. How much more will you have to deposit as a lump sum if you wait for 2 years before making the deposit? A)$1414.14 B)$2319.47 C)$2891.11 D)$3280.78 E)$3406.78 Question 2 Samantha opened a savings account this morning
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FINANCIAL SERVICES Course Code: BBAFN 30501 Credit Units: 04 Course Objective: The aim of the course is to orient the student to the recent changes in the financial institutions and financial services industry and their link to economic development. The financial institutions and services are changing rapidly. A course that merely describes the existing institutions and services will not prepare you for the change. Thus you must familiarize yourself with the services available in the
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This report analyzes the trends in the Australian dollar against the Norwegian krone‚ and attempts to forecast the exchange rate at December 11‚ 2012 of the Australian dollar/Norwegian krone. We show you how each economy and each countries balance of payments effects the exchange rate fluctuations. We calculate different forecasts using the naïve model‚ parity conditions method‚ and technical analysis method. After taking into consideration all of the research and facts presented in this report‚
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SunShine Systems (trends‚ ratios stock performance) (LO3) SunShine Systems is a leading supplier of computer related products‚ including servers‚ workstations‚ storage devices‚ and network switches. In the letter to stockholders as part of the 2012 annual report‚ President and CEO Scott G. McNealy offered the following remarks: Fiscal 2012 was clearly a mixed bag for Sun‚ the industry‚ and the economy as a whole. Still‚ we finished with revenue growth of 16 percent—and that’s significant. We
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Chapter 5 Exchange Rate Systems QUESTIONS 3. What is likely to be the most credible exchange rate system? Answer: Among fixed exchange rate systems‚ a monetary union with a common currency is likely the most credible exchange rate system. 8. How can a central bank peg the value of its currency relative to another currency? Answer: To peg the value of its currency to another currency‚ the government must make a market in the two currencies. If there is excess supply of the foreign currency
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600-1450 was a time of great change in Eurasia. During this time period nomadic groups like the Turks and especially the Mongols began to unite and invade many areas of Eurasia. The Mongols were able to for a massive empire spanning nearly all of Eurasia‚ uniting almost the entire continent. The Mongol invasion brought with it many major political changes‚ especially in China‚ Persia‚ and Russia. In China before the Mongol invasion there were some parts of China that were not unified as the Song
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Personal Finance Youyun Zhou Robyn Canners National University November 12‚ 2012 Personal Finance With the development of the society‚ more and more people realize the important of personal finance. However‚ people are not familiar with personal finance. Although they know what they can do‚ they don ’t know the details of the personal finance. Many people who like to buy anything they don ’t know how to control the reword. When the day reaches the half of the month‚ they suddenly find
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Chapter One Basic Areas of Finance: 1. Corporate Finance = Business Finance 2. Investments a. Work with financial assets such as stocks and bonds. b. Value of financial assets‚ risk verses return and asset allocation. c. Job opportunities. 3. Financial Institutions a. Companies that specialize in financial matters. i. Banks – Credit unions‚ savings‚ and loans. ii. Insurance Companies iii. Brokerage Firms b. Job Opportunities. 4. International Finance a. An area of specialization within each of the
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