Investment Planning Flashcards

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Coefficient of Variation

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CV = std dev /avg return
The higher the coefficient of variation the more risky an investment per unit of return.

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Kurtosis

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Leptokurtic= high peak and fat tails (higher chances of extreme events)
Platykurtic=low peak and thin tails (lower chance of extreme events)

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Covariance

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Measure of relative risk
Cov=std dev asset A times std dev asset B times correlation coefficient of Assets A and B

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Correlation coefficient

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Correlation ranges -1 to +1
Cor coefficient = covariance of Assets A and B/(std dev A* std dev B)
- correlation of +1, positively correlated
- correlation of 0, uncorrelated
- correlation of -1, negative correlation

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Beta coefficient

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-Is a measure of individual security’s volatility relative to mkt
-The greater the Beta, the greater the systemic risk of that security.
- equals security risk premium/market risk premium

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Standard deviation

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  • measure of total risk
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Coefficient of determination or r2

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= is a measure of how much return is due to market
-If r 2 is >70% use beta
-If r 2 is <70% use std dev

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Market risk premium

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Return of the market rm minus Risk free rate of return Rx

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Security Market Line vs Capital Market Line

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-SML uses beta as it’s measure of risk
-CML uses std dev as its measure of risk
-If port provides a return above the SML, security is undervalued and should be purchased
-If port provides a return below the SML, security is overvalued and should NOT be purchased

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Optimal Portfolio

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Is the point at which an investor’s indifference curve is tangent to the efficient frontier

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Holding Period Return

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= (Selling price - purchase price)+/- cash flows divided by purchase price or equity invested

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Internal Rate of Return

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-NPV = PV of cash flows - Initial Cost
-If NPV is positive, then IRR>Discount rate
-If NPV is zero, then IRR = Discount rate
-If NPV is negative, then IRR<Discount rate

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13
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Mutual funds report returns

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-on a time weighted basis. Investors are concerned about dollar weighted returns.

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Expected Rate of return

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r = D1/P +g

Where:

r = The required rate of return.
g = The dividend growth rate.
D1 = Next period’s dividend.
P = is market price

If D1 is not provided, you can use D0, which is this year’s dividend multiplied by the growth rate provided. D(1+g).
-If the required rate of return decreases, the stock price will increase
-If the dividend is expected to increase, the stock price will increase
-If the required rate of return increases, the stock price will decrease
-If the dividend is expected to decrease, the stock price will decrease

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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DPR = common stock dividend/Earnings per share

Determines percentage of earnings paid out in dividends to shareholders.

-the higher the dividend payout ratio, the more mature the company
-a high dividend payout ratio may also indicate the possibility of a dividend being reduced
-a low dividend payout ratio may indicate that the dividend may increase, thereby increasing the stock price

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16
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Return on Equity Formula

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ROE = Earnings per share/ Stockholders equity per share

17
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Dividend Yield Formula

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Div Yield = Dividend/Stock Price

-formula states annual dividend as a percentage off the stock price

18
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GNMA Bonds

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are backed by the full faith and credit of the US government

19
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Corporate bond risk vs US Government bond risk

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US government bonds are not subject to default risk. Municipal bonds can be considered to have default risk unless they are insured.

20
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Coupon rate of bond formula

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Coupon rate = coupon payment /par value

21
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Current Yield of bond formula

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Current yield = coupon payment/mkt price of bond

22
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Bond compounding

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On CFP exam, always assume semiannual compounding UNLESS told otherwise in the question.

23
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Bond Yield Ladder Summary

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When shopping, if you see a Discount, Call Mom’s Cell Now - Discounts from highest to lowest is YTC, YTM, CY and Nominal Yield
- for a Premium it would be opposite

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Bond Duration

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  • The bigger the duration, the more price sensitive or volatile the bond is to interest rate changes
    -Duration is the moment in time the investor is immunized from interest rate risk and reinvestment rate risk
    -Modified duration is a bond’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates
    -A bond portfolio should have a duration equal to the investor’s time horizon to be effectively immunized.
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Convertible bond conversion formula

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CV = Par Value/Conversion Price * Price of Common Stock

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Unit Investment Trust

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  • can be equity or fixed income, typically fixed income trust
  • are self liquidating and passively managed
  • issues “units” not shares
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Net Asset Value

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= (Assets - Liabilities)/Shares Outstanding

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3 Types of Investment Companies

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  • Closed End (fixed capitalization that may trade at a premium or discount on an organized exchange)
  • Open End (unlimited number of shares and trade at NAV)
  • Unit Investment Trust (UIT)
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Index Finds

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  • Passive investment strategy that is tax efficient
  • Tracks performance of various market indices
  • Low turnover rates minimizing cap gain distributions
30
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Sector Funds

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  • not well diversified and have a low r2 (0.50 - 0.60)
31
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International vs Global Funds

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  • Global invests in both international and US securities
  • International EXCLUDED US securities
32
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Exchange Traded Funds

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  • low cost of ownership
  • typically a passive investment
  • tracks an index
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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  • Foreign stock held in domestic branch banks’ foreign branch
  • Trade on US exchange denominated in US dollars
  • Do NOT eliminate exchange risk
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Taxability of Options

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  • If contract lapses (or expires) premium paid is a short term loss and premium received is short term gain
  • If contract is exercised, the premium is added to the stock price to increase the basis in the underlying stock. If stock held >12 mos, long term gain or loss. If held < 12 mos, short term gain or loss
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Futures Contract

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  • primary players are hedgers and speculators
  • futures contract are “marked to market”, gains/losses are credited/debited to your account daily
36
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Education and Retirement Funding Questions

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  • Two step process
  • 1st, determine the NPV of the cash flow stream at time period zero (always use inflation adjusted interest rate)
    -2nd, determine the savings required (determine if the savings will occur at the beginning or ending of the time period). Use BEGIN or END on calc