Include a References page with citations for any

source material you use in your assignment. You may

use a tool such as the Insert Citation tool on the

References menu in Microsoft Word or you can use

standard citation practice such as APA Style.

Questions

Note: The question numbers correspond to course

lessons $($e$.$g$.,2\mathrm{.}1$ assesses learning objectives from

Lesson $2).$

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Several financial news sites are available from

relatively credible sources online. These include

Yahoo! Finance $($Canadian or US site$),$ The

Financial Post, the Globe and Mail, The Wall Street

Journal, and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Obtain a recent article or articles from one of the

listed financial news sites, and discuss how the

article$($s$)$ address$($es$)$ at least three of the

following six principles of finance.

marks$)$

$-$Money has a time value.

$-$Higher returns are expected for taking on more

risk.

$-$Diversification of investments can reduce risk.

$-$Financial markets are efficient in pricing

securities$.$

Manager and stockholder objectives may differ.

Reputation matters.

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Several financial news sites are available from

relatively credible sources online. These include

Yahoo! Finance $($Canadian or US site$),$ The

Financial Post, the Globe and Mail, The Wall Street

Journal, and Bloomberg Businessweek.

marks$)$

Obtain a recent article or articles from one of the

listed financial news sites, and discuss how the

article$($s$)$ address$($es$)$ at least two of the four

main types of financial markets listed in the

textbook:

debt securities markets,

equity securities markets,

derivative securities markets, and

$-$foreign exchange markets.