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Investments: Investment Companies Flashcards

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What are the three types of investment companies?

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  1. close end
  2. Open end
  3. Unit Investment Trust (UIT)
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Closed End Funds

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  • fixed initial market capitalization - specific number of shares sold to the public.
  • shares traded on an exchange, no new shares issued.
  • shares may trade at a premium or discount to net asset value
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Open end funds

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  • have an unlimited number of shares.
  • when contributions are receives they issue more shares
  • shares are bought and redeemed directly from the fund family.
  • shares are traded at Net Asset Value (NAV)

NAV = (assets-liabilities)/shares outstanding.

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Unit Investment Trust

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  • can be equity or fixed income
  • managed by trustee, no investment manager
  • passively managed and self liquidating.
  • issues units not shares
  • units can be sold back to the UIT at NAV
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Mutual fund: Aggressive Growth

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Invest in small caps, highest potential for capital appreciation

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Mutual fund - Growth

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Invest in equities with a high P/E, little to no dividends and are growing earnings and revenue rapidly

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Mutual fund - Growth & Income

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Invest in equities and income-producing assets.

Primary objective to provide capital appreciation and income

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Mutual fund: value fund

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Invest in undervalued funds that have a low P/E, high dividend yields and a positive future outlook

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Mutual Fund: Balance fund

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  • Invest in more bonds than a typical equity fund.

- well balanced return in form of income and capital appreciation

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Mutu fund: Bond Fund

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Provides investors with a liquid bond investment that is cost effective and conservative

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Mutual funds: index fund

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Tracks performance of various market indices.

Passive investment that are tax efficient

Low turnover rates - minimize cap gains distributions

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Mutual funds: sector funds

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  • invest in sectors of the U.S. economy.

- not well diversified and have a low r-squared

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Mutual funds: asset allocation funds or lifecycle funds

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  • retirement based funds, well diversified.

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Mutual funds:global funds

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Invest in both international and U.S. securities

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Mutual funds: international funds

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Invest in only international securities, no U.S. securities.

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What does it mean if a fund is a No load fund?

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Does not charge a sales commission when purchased or redeemed

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What is a load fund and what are the types?

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-load funds charge a sales commission when purchased or redeemed.

Types:
A Shares
B shares
C shares

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Load fund: A Shares

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  • front end load (up front sales commission) - when purchased
  • SMALL 12b-1 fee, marketing fee used to pay distribution expenses
  • no redemeption fee or back-end load.
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Load Fund: B Shares

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  • back end sales load (redemption fee)
  • high 12B-1 fee, typically the maximum (1%)
  • no front end sales load
  • can be converted to A shares
  • most funds don’t offer B shares
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Load Fund: C Shares

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  • no front end load (purchase fee)
  • small back end load And charge maximum 12b-1 fee
  • good for short term investors
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

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  • can be traded intra-day
  • no active trading because etf is tracking a stock index. Only when stocks are added or removed from an index is there selling in etc.
  • low asset turnover (tax efficient) and passive investments.
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REITS)

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  • low correlation with the stock market.
  • must distribute 90% if investment income to shareholder to maintain tax -exempt status.
  • 3 types:
  1. Equity
  2. Mortgage
  3. Hybrid
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What is an equity REIT?

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Invest in real estate for capital appreciation.

Income generated from rental income and appreciation

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What is a mortgage REIT?

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  • invest mostly in mortgages and construction loans

- make the spread between lending and borrowing rate

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What are American Depository Receipts? (ADR’s)

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-they represent foreign stock held in domestic banks foreign branch.

***ADR’s do not eliminate exchange rate risk.

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What is considered an alternative investment?

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-any asset that is not one of the three traditional classes bonds, equities, and cash

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What are the common characteristics of an alternative investment?

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  • high risk investment, large minimum purchase requirements and higher fees
  • actively managed, may use leverage to increase returns
  • limited or no liquidity. No secondary market.
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What are some common alternative investments?

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  • real estate
  • REITS
  • limited partnerships
  • hedge funds
  • collectibles
  • precious metals
  • crypto currency

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