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Description

To evaluate your ability to collect and analyze real-world bond data, interpret market pricing information, and apply theoretical knowledge to practical investment decisions involving corporate bonds.

Instructions

Evidence Statements: You will demonstrate your understanding of bond characteristics by creating a comprehensive analysis of real corporate bonds, showing your ability to interpret market data, analyze investment attractiveness, and support decisions with financial statement information.

Create a narrative PowerPoint presentation (5-7 slides) with voice over slides to answer voice-overing questions. Post PP presentation in the discuthe ssion area as an initial response. For this, refer to this document on how to create narrated PowerPoint presentations.

Log in to BONDS | BOND MARKET | PRICES | RATES | Markets Insider. To find information on bonds, scroll down the page, type the name of the company from the list below in the window under Bond Finder, and click SEARCH.

Choose two bonds for your initial PowerPoint presentation, from different companies or from the same company from the list below:

Home Depot

General Electric

Ford

Lockheed Martin

Procter & Gamble

McDonald's Corp.

CSX

Norfolk Southern

Pepsi

The information on this website changes daily, so make a screenshot of the bond quote you are using for the discussion and present information on bonds in your PowerPoint slides.

Compare the main elements of the bonds: Coupon rate and coupon payment, maturity date, YTM, rating. If you are an investor looking for a bond to invest in, are you going to buy a bond that you chose? Explain your reasoning using specific data from your analysis.

Take a look at the balance sheet and income statement of the company. You can use Morningstar; type the name of the company in the Search window on the top of the screen then click Financials. What data or ratios support your decision to buy this bond or not? Explain your answer using specific financial metrics.

Reflection: Reflect on what you learned from the assignment, and incorporating finance terminology into your reflection, review and reflect how what you learned could apply to the workplace or everyday life.

Deliverables

PowerPoint presentation (5-7 slides) with voice narration

Screenshots of bond quotes from Markets Business Insider

Financial analysis supporting investment recommendations

Reflective conclusion connecting learning to practical applications

Responses to at least two classmates' presentations with value-added comments

You are expected to make your own contribution to the main topic as well as respond with value-added comments to at least two of your classmates and your instructor.

Initial Post Requirements

In each discussion, your initial post should explicitly meet the following four expectations:

Apply knowledge of appropriate topical content in a comprehensive and insightful way. In-depth analysis is present.

Offer unique, well-developed perspectives that deepen understanding of the concepts for others by using personal, relevant, real-world experiences and course or supplemental resources.

Justify your stance or analysis in response to the main discussion question.

Use correct financial/economic terminology consistently throughout your post.

Skills

This discussion develops your competency toward the following skills:

Capital Budgeting

Stock Valuation

Capital Structure

Financial Statements

In your initial post, demonstrate competency of the skill(s) assessed in this discussion, per the guidelines in the rubric.