TEST 2 Flashcards
Relative comparison
= anchoring
Neoclassical economics
full international knowledge to make choices that reflect preferences
GRAT beneficiaries
CANNOT change at all
GSTT exemption
= $22,360,000
High risk aversion
90% chance of winning or certain payment, choose certain payment
Representative bias
“past performance does not predict future results”
Longevity risk rule of thumb
30 years
Social security
CANNOT collect before retirement age or reduction in benefits
*no amount is entitled to everyone
Long-term capital gain
often 15% (but up to 28%)
No liquidity risk
stock
Completed gift
= remainder interest – all rights have to be given up (nothing stopping it)
** Revocable trust NOT a completed gift
Underperform mutual funds
return chasing, weight more recent information
Framing bias
o Gain frame = risk avoidant
o Loss frame = risk-seeking
Reference dependence
specific $ amount
Engagement letter changes?
only if client gives consent
“unified system” of gift/ estate tax
= same exemption for gift & estate (NOT GST)
- applicable credit amount = lifetime/ death transfers
GSTT
= grandchildren
Computation of federal estate tax
= deduction/ credit interchangeable
Not a taxable gift
= services (construction)
Market anomalies
o Low volatility anomaly
o Value effect
o Small stock effect
CAPM
= diversification
o Weak: technical, past performance
o Semi-strong: public information
o Strong: private information
TWO Systems do NOT explain
neoclassical theory
Behavioral finance
o Sunk cost
o Availability
o Confirmation
No monte carlo
in step 3