INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Flashcards
Involves handling financial assets and investments on behalf of clients to achieve their financial goals
Financial Management
Resource own by individual or entity that has economic value and can be used to generate income
Assets
THE INVESMENT PROCESS
Setting clear goals and objectives
Understanding risk tolerance and time horizon
Developing an investment plan
Monitoring and evaluation performance
DIFFERENT ASSET CLASSES
Stocks
Bonds
Real Estate
Commodities
Alternative investments
ownership shares in a company
stocks
dept securities
bonds
such as property, land, building, crops
real estate
tangible good that can be bought and sold or exchange for products with the similar value
commodities
financial assets that does not fall into one conventional investment categories
alternative investments
various types of assets or accounts in which investors can place their money to achieve financial goals
investment vehicles
pooled collection of assets that invest in stocks, bonds, and other securities
mutual fund
investment funds traded on stock exchanges
exchange-traded funds
a set of money from individual
pooled
buying and selling of investment
active investment
buying and holding investment with portfolio
passive investment
the investment manager makes decision on behalf of the investor without prior approval
discretionary
the investment manager provides recommendations, but the investor retains control and makes final decision
non-discretionary
TYPES OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
active management
passive management
discretionary management
non-discretionary management
are entities that facilitates financial transactions between 2 parties
banks
middlemen who connects buyer and seller
broker
3 ROLE OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
banks
broker
investment banks
new stocks and bonds are sold to public for the first time
primary market
where participants lend and borrow short-term
exchange market
purchase and sale of large volumes of very-short debt products
money market