1. Do you invest your money in the stock market? If yes, what are the reasons you buy stocks and what is your favorite company (stock)? Explain. If no, what are the reasons you do not want to buy stocks? Explain.

2. U.S. Treasury issues three types of Treasury securities: Treasury bills (T-bills), Treasury notes (T-notes), and Treasury bonds (T-bonds). The time to maturity (TTM) of T-bills is 12-month or less than 12-month. The TTM of T-notes is between 1 year and 10 years. The TTM of T-bonds is longer than 10 years. Which one(s) (T-bills, T-notes, or T-bonds) belong to the money market instrument(s)? Which one(s) belong to the capital market instrument(s)? If you would like to buy Treasury securities, which one(s) would you purchase? Explain why.