Information compiled by ___________________________________________________________ Stocks have historically had much higher returns than bonds. Can these excess returns be justified by the higher risk attached to stocks‚ or are there alternative explanations? The following is an abbreviated history of studies and models that articulate the logic of stock returns; included are both support for and alternatives to the equity risk premium. Edgar Lawrence Smith’s 1924 book Common Stocks
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invest in bonds for the short-term or the long-term depends on your investment goals and time frames‚ the quantity of jeopardy you are willing to take and your tax status. When considering a bond investment strategy‚ keep in mind the importance of diversification. As a universal rule‚ it’s by no means a good idea to put all your assets and all your risk in a single asset class or investment. You will want to expand the risks within your bond investments by creating a portfolio of a number of bonds‚ each
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Eric Palomino P.4 12/04/13 Brandon Bond Brandon Bond was born in Perdido Key in Florida‚ USA and is considered as one of the many legends of modern American tattooing. As a student of Fine Arts in Texas Brandon started tattooing in College. Then under Shaman Bear he began his formal apprenticeship. He started working at Tattoo Zoo during College‚ after College he went to Vegas and tattooed on Las Vegas Blvd. Then in New Hampshire he worked with his friend Joe Capobianco. Followed by Slave
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MORTGAGE BACKED BOND (MBB) WHAT IS IT MBBs are the third asset securitization vehicles. They differ from pass-thru and CMOs in 2 key dimensions: 1. Pass thru’ and CMOs remove mortgages from bank’s balance sheets as forms of offbalance sheet securitization. 1. MBBs normally remain on the balance sheet 2. Pass thru’ and CMOs have a direct link between the cash flows on the underlying mortgages and the cash flows on the bond vehicles 2. For MBBs‚ there is no direct link between the cash flow on
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the same relative proportions when in solution and when solid. The more the solid dissolves‚ the more the ion’s concentration increases. This increase and build-up allows for the reverse reaction to occur. In this phase of the reaction the ions crystallise out in order for the reaction to have a greater chance of occurring. Eventually the rate of dissolving will equal the rate of crystallisation. This is the state of saturation. This can be recognised by a constant colour or constant mass
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BONDS COMPUTING THE COUPON RATE‚ PRICE‚ YIELD AND YTM OF A BOND Compute the coupon rate of a bond: Divide the coupon by the face value of the bond. Example: A bond has a $1‚000 face value‚ a market price of $1‚115‚ and pays interest payments of $90 every year. What is the coupon rate? Coupon Rate = Coupon/Face Value Coupon Rate = $90/$1‚000=9% Compute the current price of a bond (annual coupon payments): The price of a bond equals the present value of the coupon payments (calculated
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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 the owner
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I recommend buying the OSX 9.25 2015 bond for 90 cents on the dollar for a YTW of 15% in 2015‚ but I believe the correct yield is yield to next call (111%)‚ as I believe the company will call this bond in June‚ 2013 at 103. The bond is secured by a 1st lien collateral on an FPSO that is being built in Singapore (87% completed) that will be delivered on Q4 to the company. Value of the FPSO is 700MM USD as marked on OSX´s book‚ total debt is 500MM USD. Eike Batista is the main shareholder of Centennial
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5 Bond Yields for Johnson & Johnson Objective: The case enables the student to gain insight into the financing activities of large corporations and to practice calculating bond prices and yields. Computations are carried out for annual and semiannual interest periods‚ and for fractional periods. Case Discussion: Johnson & Johnson is one of the leading pharmaceutical firms in the world. It is large and financially sophisticated. When it needs to borrow money‚ it sells bonds where
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When a metallic substance shares electrons with a non-metal substance it forms covalent bonds‚ which make molecules. The metal becomes positively charged atoms‚ which means that the number of electrons is never less than the number of protons. Non-metals become negatively charged atoms‚ and now the number of electrons is more than the number of protons. When atoms share electrons of nonmetals then a covalent bond is formed inside the molecule. Monatomic elements are elements that only contain one type
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