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fundamentals of investing
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Fundamentals Of Investing
How does an investor diversify?
What activity leads to a lower expected return and considerable risk?
Assume a stock selling for $100 pays a $8 dividend. How much will the owner of one share net if:a. A zero tax rateb. A 0.35 tax ratec. A 0.65 tax rated. A 0.15 tax rate
Name an investment that has zero risk.
An investment of $100 earns 0.10 per year for three years. At time 3, the investment’s value will be $ .
If you have $133.10 at time 3, and assuming a 0.10 discount rate, the present value is $ .
A stock is now selling at $50 and is expected to sell at $56 in one year. It pays $2 a year dividend. What return will the investor expect to earn?
(Continue 3). What is the firm’s dividend yield?
An investment has the following expected cash flows:Funds can be borrowed at 0.08. Assume zero taxes.If the investor borrows $800, what return will an investor buying the equity earn? Time 0 Time 1
Taxable securities yield 0.10 and tax exempts yield 0.06.What is the tax rate that an investor must have to buy a tax exempt, if the investor wants to buy a debt security?
A gamble costing $200 has the following two outcomes:0.3 1,000 0.7 0a. What is the expected value of this gamble?b. Is this a fair gamble?
There are ten independent investment alternatives each with a variance of outcomes of 100,000.Buying equal amounts of each of the ten securities, the variance of the portfolio will be .
Assume a gamble has two equally likely outcomes, 50 and 30.a. Compute the expected return.b. Compute the variance.c. Compute the standard deviation.
Compare the riskiness of the gamble of problem 3 with the riskiness of the gamble described in the chapter where the two outcomes were $30 and $20.
A bond promises to pay $1,000 at time 2 and nothing sooner. The market interest rate for this bond is 0.10.What is the expected market price of the bond?
(Continue 1). What is the expected market price if the market interest rate is 0.20?
(Continue 1). When the market interest rate goes up the bond value changes. How?
A stock is selling at $40 per share. The stock price is expected to be $50 one year from today. The stock pays $2 per year dividend.The stock’s expected return is .
(Continue 4). If the investor’s time value factor is 0.12 (the investor’s opportunity cost), the value of the stock to the investor is $ .Should the investor buy or sell?
John K. has hired a financial advisor who charges 0.05 on assets managed.John K. has all his funds invested in mutual funds that incur expenses (including fees) of 0.02. The mutual fund is expected
A stock is paying a $5 annual dividend. Investors want a 0.15 annual return from this stock. The dividend is expected to grow at 0.10 per year.What is the stock value today?
(Continue 1). What is the stock value if the expected annual growth rate is 0.14?
(Continue 1). What is the stock value if the expected annual growth rate is 0.05?
(Continue 1–3). What are the P/E ratios if the firm has annual earnings of $20 per share?
The owner of a stock sells a call option on the stock for $4. The exercise price is $30. When the call option expires, the stock is selling for $50.How much did the seller of the call option win?
A stock has a Beta of one. The risk free (default free) rate is 0.05 and the market’s expected return is 0.09.What is the stock’s required expected return?
An investor sells a put option on a stock for $4. The exercise price is$40. When the put option expires, the stock is selling at $5.How much did the seller of the put win?
Assume ABC Corporation’s balance sheet showed the following measures:a. Compute the firm’s quick ratio.b. Compute the firm’s current ratio. Cash Accounts Receivable $ 5,000 3,000 Inventories
(Continue 1). The firm has $30,000 of total debt and funds from operations of $15,000.Compute some measures that give an indication of financial viability.
The following facts apply to the XYZ Company:The firm’s market capitalization (shares outstanding times market price)is $450,000.a. Compute the P/E ratio.b. Compute the Current Price/EBITDA ratio.
A $1,000 bond selling at $1,000 pays $50 annual interest.A stock is selling at $40 and is earning $2 per share.Which security offers the better return?
Assume bond interest is taxed at 0.35 and dividends on common stock at 0.15. Assume bonds are yielding 0.06 interest (before tax).To obtain the same after-tax cash flow, the dividend yield would have
(Continue 2). If the dividend yield from common stock is 0.05 and 0.0425 after tax, what interest does a bond have to pay to offer the investor the same 0.0425 return?
(Continue 2). The corporation can pay a $100 dividend and the investor can earn 0.10 (after tax) on the investment for one year.Alternatively, the firm can retain the $100, earn 0.12 for one year and
(Continue 2 and 4). Is it reasonable that the investor only earns 0.10 when the firm earns 0.12?
Mr. Smith can borrow at 0.06 and investments are expected to earn 0.10 in a tax deferral account. Mr. Smith’s tax rate is 0.35.Assume Mr. Smith borrows $1,000 to pay for the $1,000 placed in a tax
The investor has decided to invest $1,000 in a tax deferral (can earn 0.10) or a taxed account (can earn 0.085). The tax deferral account will result in an immediate $350 tax saving. The tax rate on
An investor saves $10,000 a year and earns 0.20. After two years ($10,000 is saved three times)At time 2, the investor will have $ . Time Cash 0 10,000 1 10,000 2 10,000
(Continue 3). At time 3, the investor will have $ .
(Continue 3 and 4). Assuming the invested funds can earn 0.20 and four payments are made into the investment account, the investor can spend$ each year for perpetuity (first payment at time 5).
Company A has 1,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The stock sells for $50 per share. The common stock pays $2 per share dividend(an annual payment).The market values the $2 dividend at
(Continue 1). The firm does not pay a dividend but it does buy back 40,000 shares at $50 per share.a. The new stock price, after repurchase, will be $ ________________.b. If the investor sells zero
Assume a stock is selling at a price of $50. The company is buying back 0.04 of its stock each year.a. The expected price after one year is $ _______________.b. The expected price after five years is
Assume you borrow $10,000 and the interest rate on this loan is 0.20(credit card debt frequently has interest rates of this magnitude). Determine the amount you owe after the following years: Year 1
Assume you borrow $10,000 per year (at the end of the year) and the interest rate on these loans is 0.20. Determine the amount you owe after the following years: Year 1 10 20 Amount Owed
Assume you successfully determine the right time to sell your stock portfolio because the market is overpriced.What is the problem?
Between the end of September and the end of November 1929, industrial stocks fell by 48%.Does this “prove” the market was too high?
The year 1933 was the year with the highest return to be earned (54%)by investing in stocks. What lesson does this impart?
Assume a corporation has a 70% dividend received deduction for stock dividends. Only 30% of the dividend is subject to the 0.35 corporate tax.Assume a preferred stock has a dividend yield (before
Assume the stock market is too high and it is expected to decrease in value over the next period. Cash dividends are 0.25 of market value.Dividends are taxed at 0.15.The investor can invest in a
Define and differentiate between real estate and other tangibles. Give examples of each of these forms of investment.
How does real estate investment differ from securities investment? Why might adding real estate to your investment portfolio decrease your overall risk? Explain.
Define and differentiate between income property and speculative property. Differentiate between and give examples of residential and commercial income properties.
Briefly describe the following important features to consider when making a real estate investment.a. Physical propertyb. Property rightsc. Time horizond. Geographic area
What role does demand and supply play in determining the value of real estate? What are demographics and psychographics, and how are they related to demand? How does the principle of substitution
How do restrictions on use, location, site, improvements, and property management affect a property’s competitive edge?
Are real estate markets efficient? Why or why not? How does the efficiency or inefficiency of these markets affect both promotion and negotiation as parts of the property transfer process?
What is the market value of a property? What is real estate appraisal? Comment on the following statement: “Market value is always the price at which a property sells.”
Briefly describe each of the following approaches to real estate market value:a. Cost approachb. Comparative sales approachc. Income approach
What is real estate investment analysis? How does it differ from the concept of market value?
What is leverage, and what role does it play in real estate investment? How does it affect the risk–return values of a real estate investment?
What is net operating income (NOI)? What are after-tax cash flows? Why do real estate investors prefer to use ATCFs?
What is the net present value? What is the IRR? How are the NPV and IRR used to make real estate investment decisions?
List and briefly describe the 5 steps in the framework for real estate investment analysis shown in Figure 18.1. FIGURE 18.1 Framework for Real Estate Investment Analysis This framework depicts a
Define depreciation from a tax viewpoint. Explain why it is said to offer tax shelterpotential. What real estate investments provide this benefit? Explain.
Explain why, despite its being acceptable on the basis of NPV or of IRR, a real estate investment still might not be acceptable to a given investor.
What are other tangibles? Briefly describe the conditions that tend to cause tangibles to rise in price.
What are the three basic forms of tangible investments? Briefly discuss the investment merits of tangibles. Be sure to note the key factors that affect the future prices of tangibles.
Describe the different ways in which one can hold gold and other precious metals as a form of investing. Discuss gemstone investments in terms of quality, commissions, and liquidity.
What are some popular types of collectibles? What important variables should be taken into account when investing in them?
Assume you have inherited a large sum of money and wish to use part of it to make a real estate investment.a. Would you invest in income property or speculative property? Why? Describe the key
Imagine that you have been hired by a wealthy out-of-town investor to find him a residential income property investment with 5 to 10 units located within a 5-mile radius of the college or university
Contact a local commercial realtor and obtain a copy of a valuation he or she has performed on an investment property in your general geographic area.a. Review the analysis and critically evaluate
Contact a stockbroker and obtain and study a copy of a prospectus for a currently popular real estate investment trust (REIT).a. Indicate what type of REIT (equity, mortgage, or hybrid) it
Assume you’re interested in investing in gold to protect against an expected significant decline in consumer confidence and securities values.a. Isolate and evaluate the various alternatives for
Charles Cook, an investor, is considering two financing plans for purchasing a parcel of real estate costing \($50,000.\) Alternative X involves paying cash; alternative Y involves obtaining 80%
In the coming year, the Sandbergs expect a rental property investment costing \($120,000\) to have gross potential rental income of \($20,000,\) vacancy and collection losses equaling 5% of gross
Walt Hubble is contemplating selling rental property that originally cost \($200,000.\) He believes that it has appreciated in value at an annual rate of 6% over its 4-year holding period. He will
Bezie Foster has estimated the annual after-tax cash flows and after-tax net proceeds from sale (CFR) of a proposed real estate investment as noted below for the planned 4-year ownership period.The
Gary Sofer wants to estimate the market value of the Wabash Oaks Apartments, a 12-unit building with 6 one-bedroom units and 6 two-bedroom units. The present owner of Wabash Oaks provided Gary with
Dr. Marilyn Davis, a single, 34-year-old heart specialist, is considering the purchase of a small office condo. She wants to add some diversity to her investment portfolio, which now contains only
Apple stock is selling for \($120\) per share. Call options with a \($117\) exercise price are priced at \($12.\) What is the intrinsic value of the option, and what is the time value?
Twitter is trading at \($34.50.\) Call options with a strike price of \($35\) are priced at \($2.30\) . What is the intrinsic value of the option, and what is the time value?
Ibrahim bought 200 shares of a stock trading in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange at AED 12 (United Arab Emirates dirham) per share. Over time, the price of the stock increased to AED 18 per share.
Refer to Problem 14.9. What would the loss of the seller of the put option be if, at expiration, XLB is trading at \($20?\) What would the profit of the seller be if, at expiration, XLB is trading at
Name five variables that can affect the price of options, and briefly explain how each affects prices. How important are intrinsic value and time value to in-the-money options? To out-of-the-money
Which of the following methods is an investor least likely to use to terminate a futures contract?a. Exchanging cash for physical assetsb. Permitting the contract to expire worthlessc. Making an
Consider a put with a strike price of \($20\) and a premium of \($4.\) If the stock price is currently \($18,\) what is the breakeven price for the buyer of the put?a. \($16\)b. $22c. $24
Consider a put with a strike price of \($20\) and a premium of \($4.\) If the stock price is currently \($18,\) what is the maximum loss to the naked writer of the put?a. \($16\)b. $20c. Unlimited
Consider the following statements about a futures clearinghouse:Statement 1: “A clearinghouse in futures contracts allows for the offsetting of contracts prior to delivery.”Statement 2: “A
Consider the following statements regarding futures contracts that may be settled by delivery:Statement 1: “The long initiates the delivery process.”Statement 2: “For many such contracts,
Unless far out-of-the-money or far in-the-money, for otherwise identical call options, the longer the term to expiration, the lower the price fora. American call options but not European call
Compare an American call with a strike of 50 that expires in 90 days to an American call on the same underlying asset that has a strike of 60 and expires in 120 days. The underlying asset is selling
A call with a strike price of \($40\) is available on a stock currently trading for \($35\). The call expires in one year and the risk-free rate of return is 10%.The lower bound on this call’s
An investor writes a call option priced at \($3\) with an exercise price of \($100\) on a stock that he owns. The investor paid \($85\) for the stock. If at expiration of the call option the stock
An investor paid \($10\) for an option that is currently in-the-money \($5.\) If the underlying is priced at \($90,\) which of the following best describes that option?a. Call option with an exercise
A quote for a futures contract for British pounds is 1.6683. The contract size for British pounds is 62,500. What is the dollar equivalent of this contract?
The recent price per share of Dragon Vacations Inc. is \($50\) per share. Calls with exactly six months left to expiration are available on Dragon with strikes of \($45,\) \($50,\) and \($55.\) The
The recent price per share of Win Big, Inc., is €50 per share. Verna Hillsborough buys 100 shares at €50. To protect against a fall in price, Hillsborough buys one put, covering 100 shares of Win
Alessandro reads in an Italian newspaper that the European economy is heading into a deflationary period, and the ECB is using different stimulus strategies to support growth in the Eurozone. At the
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