Questions from General Investment

Q: What are the pros and cons of using the Internet to choose

What are the pros and cons of using the Internet to choose and manage your investments?

Q: Differentiate between descriptive information and analytical information. How might one logically

Differentiate between descriptive information and analytical information. How might one logically assess whether the acquisition of investment information or advice is economically justified?

Q: Max and Veronica Shuman, along with their teenage sons, Terry

Max and Veronica Shuman, along with their teenage sons, Terry and Thomas, live in Portland, Oregon. Max is a sales rep for a major medical firm, and Veronica is a personnel officer at a local bank. To...

Q: Why would an investor want to use index options to hedge a

Why would an investor want to use index options to hedge a portfolio of common stock? Could the same objective be obtained using options on ETFs? If the investor thinks the market is in for a fall, wh...

Q: What popular financial business periodicals would you use to follow the financial

What popular financial business periodicals would you use to follow the financial news? General news? Business news? Would you prefer to get your news from print sources or online, and why?

Q: Doris Wise is a young career woman. She lives in Phoenix

Doris Wise is a young career woman. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she owns and operates a highly successful modeling agency. Doris manages her modest but rapidly growing investment portfolio, m...

Q: Briefly describe the types of information that the following resources provide.

Briefly describe the types of information that the following resources provide. a. Stockholders’ report b. Comparative data sources c. Standard & Poor’s Corporation d. Mergent e. Value Line Investme...

Q: How would you access each of the following types of information,

How would you access each of the following types of information, and how would the content help you make investment decisions? a. Prospectuses b. Back-office research reports c. Investment letters d...

Q: Briefly describe several types of information that are especially well suited to

Briefly describe several types of information that are especially well suited to publication on the Internet. What are the differences between the online and print versions, and when would you use eac...

Q: Describe the basic philosophy and use of stock market averages and indexes

Describe the basic philosophy and use of stock market averages and indexes. Explain how the behavior of an average or index can be used to classify general market conditions as bull or bear.