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1
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Tax rate increases as income increases

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Progressive tax

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Taxes that are levied equally regardless of income

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Regressive taxes

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3
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Three examples of regressive taxes

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Sales, excise, property

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Two examples of progressive taxes

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Income, estate

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5
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Three types of income subject to taxation

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Earned, passive, portfolio

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6
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Two sources of passive income

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Limited partnerships, rental property

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7
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Three taxable forms of portfolio income

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Interest, dividends and capital gains

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8
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Minimum holding period for lower long-term capital gains tax rate

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1 year and 1 day

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9
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Short-term holding period for capital gains tax computation

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1 year or less

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10
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Maximum amount of capital loss that can be used to offset current income each year

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$3,000

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11
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Maximum tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains

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20%

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12
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Period of time for which capital losses can be carried forward

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Indefinitely

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13
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Transaction which disqualifies capital loss because substantially similar securities are repurchased within 30 days

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Wash sale

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14
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Number of days before or after a sale for a loss for which a purchase of substantially similar securities must be avoided

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Thirty days

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15
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Under the wash sale rule, purchases of any of these four securities of the same issuer are considered substantially identical to purchases of the issuer’s stock

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Long calls, rights, warrants and convertible bonds

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16
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Three accounting methods available for determining which shares to liquidate

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FIFO, share identification, average basis

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17
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Method of share identification assigned by the IRS if no other method is chosen

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FIFO

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18
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Maximum tax rate that applies to qualified dividends

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20%

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19
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Cash dividends that are eligible for taxation at the same rate as long-term capital gains

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Qualified

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20
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Minimum holding period of stock for dividends to be classified as qualified

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Sixty-one days

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21
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Tax implication of stock splits and stock dividends

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Reduction to cost basis; no current taxation

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22
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The amount of investment in property; used to determine the gain or loss at time of sale

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Cost basis

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23
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The accounting method that allows an investor to select which shares to liquidate for tax purposes

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Share identification

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24
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Shares that would be liquidated first to result in the lowest possible capital gain

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Shares with highest cost basis

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25
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The process of adjusting the cost basis of a bond purchased at a discount

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Accretion

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26
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The process of adjusting the cost basis of a bond purchased at a premium

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Amortization

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27
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A change of two of these three municipal bond characteristics avoids the wash sale rule

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Issuer, coupon, maturity

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28
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The date which determines the amount of the tax deduction for charitable donations of appreciated property

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Date the donation is made

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29
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The amount of tax deduction available for gifts of securities made to family members or others

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None

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30
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The recipient’s cost basis for gifts of securities from family members or others

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Original cost basis of the donor

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31
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The cost basis of securities that are left to an heir

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Market value of the securities on the date of the death of the owner

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32
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The current annual gift tax exclusion amount

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$15,000

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33
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The tax provision that allows married persons to transfer their entire estate to the surviving spouse at death without taxation

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Unlimited marital deduction

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34
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The person responsible for payment of gift taxes due

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Donor

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35
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Amount of dividends that may be excluded from taxation by U.S. corporations

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50%

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36
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Tax calculation performed to ensure that deductions that have been claimed do not reduce tax liability beyond a certain minimum level

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Alternative minimum tax computation

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37
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Interest on bonds of these two issuers is taxable at the federal, state and certain local levels

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Corporate and agencies

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38
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Interest on bonds of this issuer is taxable at state and certain local levels, but is exempt from taxation at the federal level

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Municipal

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39
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Interest on bonds of this issuer is taxable at the federal level but exempt from taxation at the state and local level

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U.S. Government

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40
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Two investments that generate passive income

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DPPs and real estate

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41
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Amount of gift tax that applies to gifts between married couples

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No gift tax regardless of amount

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42
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A short-term economic contraction

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Recession

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43
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The four phases of the economic cycle

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Expansion, peak, trough, and contraction

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44
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Longer term, severe economic contraction

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Depression

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45
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A nation’s annual output of all goods and services

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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46
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Measures the general rate of increase or decrease in prices paid for certain standard goods (CPI)

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Consumer Price Index

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47
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General increase in the level of prices

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Inflation

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48
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Two economic conditions that generally accompany deflation

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Severe recession, rising unemployment

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49
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The three types of economic indicators

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Leading, lagging and coincident

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50
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Type of indicator that predicts a trend in the economy

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Leading

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51
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? The money supply

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Leading

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52
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Employment levels

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Coincident

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53
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Corporate profits

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Lagging

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54
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Industrial production

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Coincident

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55
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Average duration of unemployment

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Lagging

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56
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? New orders for consumer goods

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Leading

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57
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Stock prices

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Leading

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58
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Personal income

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Coincident

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59
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? GDP

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Coincident

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60
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Manufacturing and trade sales

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Coincident

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61
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Leading, lagging or coincident indicator? Ratio of inventories to sales

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Lagging

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62
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Economist who theorized that aggregate demand controls employment and prices

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John Maynard Keynes

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63
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The originator of monetarist theory

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Milton Friedman

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64
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The economist associated with supply side economic theory

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Arthur Laffer

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65
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Three tools used by monetarist theory to regulate the economy

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Reserve requirement, discount rate, federal open market operations

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66
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Believes market forces should determine prices of all goods; federal government should reduce spending and taxes

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Supply side economics

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67
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Two critical fiscal policy tools used to impact economic performance

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Level of taxation and government spending

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68
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Economic theory that promotes strong government involvement in economic policy

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Keynesian economics

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69
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Economic theory that promotes less government spending and lower taxes

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Supply side economics

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70
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Most readily available type of money

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M1

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71
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Acts as agent of the US Treasury

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Federal Reserve Board

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72
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Regulates the U.S. money supply

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Federal Reserve Board

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73
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Conducts the U.S. government’s open-market operations

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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)

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74
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Impact on the money supply of FOMC purchase of securities

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Increases

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75
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Impact on interest rates of FOMC purchase of securities

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Decreases

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76
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Interest rate charged between banks for loans of excess reserves

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Federal funds rate

77
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Minimum amount of customer deposits that commercial banks must deposit with the Federal Reserve

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Reserve requirement

78
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The Interest rate charged by the Fed to member banks for short-term loans

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Discount rate

79
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Economic policy that centers on federal spending, taxation and federal budgets

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Fiscal policy

80
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Impact of tight monetary policy on interest rates

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Interest rates rise

81
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The flow of money from low-yielding investments to higher yielding investments

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Disintermediation

82
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Impact of a weak dollar on U.S. exports

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Exports will rise

83
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Impact of a weak dollar on U.S. imports

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Imports will fall

84
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Impact on balance of payments when U.S. exports exceed U.S. imports

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Surplus in the balance of payments

85
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Impact on balance of payments when foreign interest rates are higher than U.S. interest rates

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Deficit in the balance of payments

86
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Uses charts and historic trading patterns to determine when to move in to and out of the markets

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Technical analysis

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Bases investment decisions on broad-based market trends, and analysis of financial firm financial reports

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Fundamental analysis

88
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Defensive, Cyclical or Growth Industry? Food

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Defensive

89
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Defensive, Cyclical or Growth Industry? Utilities

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Defensive

90
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Defensive, Cyclical or Growth Industry? Steel

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Cyclical

91
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Defensive, Cyclical or Growth Industry? Automobile

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Cyclical

92
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Defensive, Cyclical or Growth Industry? Technology

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Growth

93
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Basic balance sheet equation

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Assets - Liabilities = Net Worth

94
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Financial statement that summarizes revenues and expenses

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Income statement

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Features charting and market timing

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Technical analysis

96
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Predicts company performance based on financial statements and overall economic health

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Fundamental analysis

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Characterized by falling stock markets, rising inventories, declining GDP

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Contraction

98
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Characterized by low unemployment, increased business activities

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Expansion

99
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Requires registration of new issues; regulates primary market activity

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Securities Act of 1933

100
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Regulates secondary market activity; requires registration of broker-dealers

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

101
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Created the SEC

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

102
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Requires corporate bond issuers to appoint trustees to protect the interests of bondholders

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Trust Indenture Act of 1939

103
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Amends the Act of 1934 and specifies penalties for the use of non-public material information

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Insider Trading and Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988

104
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Defines registration of securities at state levels

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Uniform Securities Act

105
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Authorizes the regulation of credit to the Federal Reserve Board

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Securities Act of 1934

106
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Prohibited the use of inside information in trading activity

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Securities Act of 1934

107
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Regulates the exchanges and over-the-counter market

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Securities Act of 1934

108
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Exempts U.S. government securities from registration requirements

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Securities Act of 1933

109
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Requires the delivery of prospectuses for full and fair disclosure

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Securities Act of 1933

110
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Prohibits fraudulent activity in underwriting and distributing new securities

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Securities Act of 1933

111
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Three characteristics of bonds subject to provisions of Trust Indenture Act of 1939

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Issued by corporations, size over $10 (updated to $50) million, maturity of 9 months or more

112
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The barrier that must be established between departments to prevent a free flow of sensitive information

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Firewall (Information barrier, Chinese Wall)

113
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Civil penalties for violation of the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988

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300% of profits made or losses avoided

114
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Minimum length of the cooling off period during the registration process

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20 days

115
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Disclosure document used to gather indications of interest during the cooling off period

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Preliminary prospectus (red herring)

116
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The day that the SEC releases a new issue for sale

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Effective date

117
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Securities that are exempt from the filing requirements of the Act of 1933

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U.S. government, municipal bonds, fixed insurance products, national and state bank securities, non-profit securities, commercial paper and bankers acceptances with maturity of less than 270 days

118
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Exemption from registration requirements for corporate offerings of less than $5 million in a 12 month period

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Regulation A

119
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Also known as a private placement exemption

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Regulation D

120
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Exemption from registration requirements for securities that are sold only within a state

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Rule 147 (Intrastate offering)

121
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The disclosure document that must be provided to investors in a Reg A offering

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Offering circular

122
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The maximum number of accredited investors that can participate in a Reg D offering

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Unlimited

123
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The maximum number of nonaccredited investors that can participate in a Reg D offering

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35

124
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The net worth and income criteria for an accredited investor under Regulation D

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Net worth of $1,000,000 (exclusive of residence) and annual income of $200,000 or more ($300,000 jointly with spouse) in each of the two most recent years

125
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Regulates the sale of control and restricted securities

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Rule 144

126
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Addresses the sale of nonregistered foreign and domestic securities to institutional investors

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Rule 144A

127
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Holding period required before restricted securities can be sold

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6 months

128
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Length of time a Form 144 filing covers

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90 days

129
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When a Form 144 must be filed

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Concurrent with the sale

130
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Addresses reclassifications, mergers or consolidations, and transfers of company assets

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Rule 145

131
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The amount of control securities that can be sold in a 90-day period under Rule 144

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Greater of 1% of the total outstanding shares, or the average weekly trading volume of the preceding four weeks

132
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Securities owned by directors, officers, or persons who own or control 10% or more of an issuer’s voting stock

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Control stock

133
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When Rule 144 volume limits no longer apply to unaffiliated investors

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After 6 months

134
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Type of restriction that applies to sellers of control stock under Rule 144

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Volume limits

135
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Provision of Act of 1933 and 1934 Securities Acts that applies to all securities, including those that are exempt from registration

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Antifraud

136
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Eligible for purchase of nonregistered foreign and domestic securities under Rule 144A

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Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs)

137
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When securities registered under Rule 147 may be sold to a non-state resident

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After 6 months

138
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Purpose of a Schedule 13D

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A 13D is filed when an investor becomes a 5% beneficial shareholder

139
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Filing deadline for a Schedule 13D

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Within 10 business days of the acquisition with the issuer, exchange and the SEC.

140
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Purpose of a Schedule 13G

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A 13G is filed when an investor becomes a 5% beneficial shareholder on a passive basis.

141
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Filing deadline for a Schedule 13G

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Within 45 days of calendar year end.

142
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Purpose of a Schedule 13F

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A 13F is a quarterly filing by Institutional Investment Managers to disclose long equity positions

143
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Filing deadline for a Schedule 13F

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Within 45 days of quarter end.

144
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Subchapter C Corporation

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Does not pass through gains and loses, can have an unlimited number of shareholders (including institutions).

145
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Subchapter S Corporation

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Passes through all gains and losses to investors, can have a maximum of 100 shareholders (no institutional shareholders).

146
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Total return

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(Income + Dividends + Capital Appreciation) / (Initial purchase price)

147
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Inflation-Adjusted Return (AKA Real Return)

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Nominal return - inflation rate

148
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After-Tax Return

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Investment return x (1 - tax bracket)

149
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Future value

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What funds invested today at a given rate will be worth at some point in the future.

150
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Present value

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The value today of a future cash flow discounted at a specified interest rate.

151
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Beta

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A measure of a stock’s or portfolio’s volatility in relation to the overall market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates a stock or portfolio will be more volatile the overall market, a beta of less than one will be less volatile.

152
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Monte Carlo simulation

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A statistical method to determine the return profile of a portfolio.

153
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R-squared

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A statistical measure indicating what percentage of a portfolio’s performance can be tied to a standard benchmark (e.g. S&P 500).

154
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Sharpe ratio

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A measure of a portfolio’s risk in comparison to its expected return. It is the portfolio’s average return in excess of the risk-free rate divided by the standard deviation of the portfolio. The higher this ratio, the more attractive the investment.

155
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Systematic risk

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The risk of an investment that is associated with macroeconomic factors that affect all assets.

156
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Unsystematic risk

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The risk associated with a specific investment, this can be diversified away.

157
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Modern portfolio theory

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An approach to investing that evaluated the total portfolio’s risk and reward profile as opposed to those of individual securities. This approach identifies diversification as the best way to achieve risk-adjusted returns.

158
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Alpha

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The risk-adjusted returns in a portfolio in excess of the returns expected by the capital asset pricing model (CAPM).

159
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Capital needs analysis

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A technique used to determine how much life insurance an individual needs. It considers; mortgages and other debts, continuing income for survivors, college tuition, and potentially estate taxes

160
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Alimony

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Payments to an ex-spouse. This is non-deductible to the payer and is not treated as income to the recipient. This is a recent change under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

161
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Child support

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Payments to support a child following a divorce. This is not deductible to the payer and is not treated as income to the recipient guardian.

162
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If two securities typically move up and down by the same amount, what is their correlation coefficient?

A

1

163
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An efficient portfolio is one that offers

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The most return for a given amount of risk

164
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Given that the risk premium on the market is 14%, and the beta on an asset is 0, the risk premium on the asset would be

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0%

A beta of 0 on the asset signifies that it has no systematic risk. A riskless asset will not have a risk premium.

165
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In a perfectly efficient market what type of investment strategy would be most efficient?

A

Passive strategy

166
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If an investor includes investments with a negative correlation in their portfolio, what impact would this have on diversification?

A

Increase

167
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What type of risk can an investor not avoid by having a diverse portfolio?

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systematic risk

168
Q

The correlation coefficient has values between

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-1 and 1

169
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Beta is a standardized measure of:

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systematic risk

170
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If a portfolio is below the efficient frontier, that indicates

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it is taking on too much risk for too little return

171
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Individuals with near-term, high-priority goals should select:

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low risk, short-term investments

172
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The efficient frontier represents

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the set of portfolios that has the maximum rate of return for every given risk level, and the minimum risk for every level of return.

173
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A higher Sharpe ratio implies:

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Greater Risk-Adjusted Performance

174
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The weak form efficient market hypothesis (EMH) implies that:

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security prices reflect all currently available market data

175
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The assumption that stock prices fully reflect all information, including public and private information, describes which market theory?

A

strong-form efficient market hypothesis (EMH)

176
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The semi-strong form of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) assumes that

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security prices fully reflect all publicly available information

177
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A higher standard deviation for an investment indicates

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greater volatility of returns compared to the expected average return

178
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Two securities whose price movements are completely unrelated to each other would have a correlation coefficient of

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0

+1 = Perfect positive correlation
-1 = Perfect negative correlation
0 = Statistically uncorrelated

179
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Assuming an investment of $10,000 and 5% interest, how long will it take for the money to double?

A

72/5 = 14.4 years

180
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For an investment to be acceptable, how would its internal rate of return compare to its cost of capital?

A

exceed

181
Q

When NPV is positive, a project’s return is expected to be

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positive

182
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When NPV is negative, a project’s return is expected to be

A

negative

183
Q

The difference between an investment’s present value and its cost is

A

Net present value (NPV)

184
Q

If a hedge fund’s return exceeds that implied by beta relationship, it is attributed to the value added by the hedge fund manager. This excess value is also known as

A

Alpha

185
Q

An investment manager’s portfolio returned 13% over the past year. The market returned 7% and the portfolios beta is 1.3. What alpha did the fund produce?

A

3.9

13% - (1.3 x 7%) = 3.9

186
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What are the three components of the Sharpe ratio?

A

Standard deviation, risk-free rate, actual return

187
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What metric is used to measure the risk-adjusted performance of a fund, taking into account the volatility of the returns generated?

A

Sharpe ratio

188
Q

A portfolio manager purchased $1,000,000 of TIPS at auction, which pay an annual coupon of 5%. Assuming that the semi-annual CPI is 2%. What is the first semi-annual coupon payment?

A

$25,500

New principal after 6 months = $1,000,000 x (1 +2%) = $1,020,000
1st semi-annual coupon = 2.5% of $1,020,000 = $25,500

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