 FIN 402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper  FIN 402 Week 1 Individual Weekly Question  FIN 402 Week 1 Individual Problem Set  FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 1  FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 2  FIN 402 Week 1 DQ 3  FIN 402 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Portfolio Selection Paper (2 Papers)  FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper  FIN 402 Week 2 weekly Problem Set

 FIN402 Week 1 Assignment Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper

 What are capital market instruments? How are they used? Which is most important? Explain your answer.

 What is an asset class? How are asset classes selected? What factors affect the selection?  Related Tutorials

 What is a derivative? What are the different types of derivatives? How do businesses use derivatives to mitigate risks?

 FIN402 Week 2 Assignment Asset Classes Paper

 What are different ratio categories? Which category is most important to bondholders? Why? Which category is most important to stockholders? Why?

 What are liquidity ratios? Why are they important? How may an investor use liquidity ratios when making investment decisions?

 What is the CAPM? Are CAPM assumptions realistic? Why or why not?

 Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet, University Library  Select one publicly traded bond.  Select five organizations from the following list. These organizations represent the stocks that comprise your portfolio.  Cisco Systems, Inc.®  Citigroup®  Dell®  Disney®  Ford Motor Company®  General Electric Company®

 FIN 402 Week 3 Assignment Relative Performance Paper

 What is the difference between systematic and unsystematic risk? How is the beta coefficient used to assess risk? Is it better to maximize return or minimize risk? Why?

 What is the relationship between inflation and interest rates? How does this relationship affect asset prices? How does the unemployment rate affect interest rates?

 What factors must be taken into consideration when creating an investment portfolio? How must a portfolio’s components be weighted?

 FIN 402 Week 3 Individual Assignment CAPM Web Exercise  Resource: Fundamentals of Investment Management  Prepare a response to the following assignment:  Web Exercise (Ch. 21) of Fundamentals of Investment Management, including calculations for each organization listed in Step 9

 What are examples of active and passive portfolio management techniques? Why would a portfolio manager pursue active instead of passive techniques?

 Does international diversification enhance risk reduction? Why or why not? What measures may be taken to reduce risks of international portfolio investing?

 What are unique risks associated with foreign investments? How might an investor protect his or her portfolio against such risks? Is it possible to protect a portfolio from all risk?

 FIN 402 Week 4 Individual Assignment Risk and Return Tradeoff Memo  Resources: Constructing and Managing a Portfolio Simulation, Electronic Reserve Readings, University Library  Complete the Constructing and Managing a Portfolio simulation on the student website.  Conduct research concerning the risk and return tradeoff, and the relationship between investment strategy and performance.  Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word memo to Rainier Ekstrom, Casa Bonita’s chief executive officer, in which you analyze risk and return tradeoffs associated with the organization’s investment portfolio. Address the following:  Decisions you made in the simulation

 FIN 402 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Risk and Return Analysis Paper  Complete the following activities:  Conduct a risk assessment and return analysis on the investment vehicles in your portfolio.  Select the weights of each vehicle in your portfolio; for example, the percentage of the portfolio each vehicle makes up.  Locate the beta for each security. Use.3 beta for bonds and 0 for money market instruments.

 FIN 402 Week 5 Assignment Investment Portfolio Paper

 What are different types of alternative investment vehicles? Which is preferable? What factors could affect the choice of such a vehicle?

 What is an individual retirement account? Is it important to have an individual retirement account?

 Prepare a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the following:  Analyze effects of international portfolio diversification on an investment portfolio.  Examine alternative investment vehicles.  Related Tutorials 