15 Flashcards

1
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long term bonds - how long until maturity? low or high risk? low or high price volatility?

A

> 10 years to maturity
high risk
high price volatility

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Non-systematic or specific risk

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Risk that the price of a specific security or a specific group of securities will change in price to a different degree or in a different direction from the market as a whole.

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ex-post rate of return

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amount you earned on an investment including distributions/price you paid

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4
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growth equities characteristics

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medium risk; average capitalization; potential for above average earnings growth; aggressive management; lower dividend payout; higher PE ratios; likely higher price volatility,

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5
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ex-ante rate of return

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projected rate of return

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6
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rank securities from lowest expected return AND lowest risk to highest

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tbills-bonds-debentures-pref shares-common shares-derivatives

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systematic risk

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can’t be diversified away… risk comes from inflation, business cycle, interest rates

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non-systematic risk

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risk a security or group of securities will change in price by different degree and/or direction than market. can be reduced through diversification.

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9
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variance

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measures extent to which realized returns differ from expected return or mean.

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standard deviation

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square root of the variance. the more volatile an instrument has been in the past, the wider the range of possible future outcomes. greater the standard deviation, the greater the risk.

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beta

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measure that links the risk of an individual equity to the market as a whole. higher the beta, the greater the risk.

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expected return

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r1w1+r2w2+…+rnwn where r is return on a holding and w is holding weight (%) in portfolio

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13
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how many equity holdings to reduce risk in a portfolio?

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  1. after this, additional risk reduction is minimal. the portfolio is always left with systematic (aka market) risk.
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14
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beta 1.0

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equity which moves up or down to the same degree as the market

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beta >1.0

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equity which moves up or down more than the market

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16
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beta <1.0

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equity which moves up or down less than the market

17
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portfolio management process step 1

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investment objectives and constraints

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portfolio management process step 2

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investment policy statement

19
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portfolio management process step 3

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asset allocation strategy and investment styles

20
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portfolio management process step 4

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implement asset allocation

21
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portfolio management process step 5

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monitor economy, markets, portfolio, client

22
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portfolio management process step 6

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evaluate portfolio performance

23
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3 primary investment objectives

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  1. safety of principal 2. income 3. growth of capital
24
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2 secondary investment objectives

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  1. liquidity 5. tax minimization
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investment objectives: short-term bonds
safety - best income - very steady growth - very limited
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investment objectives: long-term bonds
safety - next best income - very steady growth - variable
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investment objectives: pref stocks
safety - good income - steady growth - variable
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investment objectives: common stocks
safety - usually least income - variable growth - usually most
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investment policy statement (IPS)
operating rules, guidelines, investment objectives/constraints, list of acceptable/prohibited investments, method of performance appraisal.