Questions from General Investment

Q: In most developed countries, prices of goods and services tend to

In most developed countries, prices of goods and services tend to rise over time, an economic phenomenon known as inflation. Of course, prices of some goods, such as consumer electronics, tend to fall...

Q: From 1999 to 2017, the average IPO rose by 18.

From 1999 to 2017, the average IPO rose by 18.4% in its first day of trading. In 1999, 117 deals doubled in price on the first day. What factors might contribute to the huge first-day returns on IPOs?...

Q: Why do you think some large, well-known companies such

Why do you think some large, well-known companies such as Cisco Systems, Intel, and Microsoft prefer to trade on the Nasdaq OMX markets rather than on an organized securities exchange such as the NYSE...

Q: Thomas Weisel, chief executive of a securities firm that bears his

Thomas Weisel, chief executive of a securities firm that bears his name, believes that individual investors already have too much information. “Many lose money by trading excessively on stray data,” h...

Q: Tyra loves to shop at her favorite store, Dollar Barrel,

Tyra loves to shop at her favorite store, Dollar Barrel, where she can find hundreds of items priced at exactly $1. Tyra has $200 to spend and is thinking of going on a shopping spree at Dollar Barrel...

Q: Differentiate between the financial advice you would receive from a traditional investment

Differentiate between the financial advice you would receive from a traditional investment advisor and one of the new robo-advisors. Which would you prefer to use, and why? How could membership in an...

Q: Describe how, if at all, a conservative and an aggressive

Describe how, if at all, a conservative and an aggressive investor might use each of the following types of orders as part of their investment programs. Contrast these two types of investors in view o...

Q: Choose a publicly traded company that has been listed on a major

Choose a publicly traded company that has been listed on a major exchange or in the over-the-counter market for at least five years. Use any data source of your choice to find the annual cash dividend...

Q: Two investments offer a series of cash payments over the next four

Two investments offer a series of cash payments over the next four years, as shown in the following table. a. What is the total amount of money paid by each investment over the four years? b. From a t...

Q: Search online to find forecasts of the U.S. inflation

Search online to find forecasts of the U.S. inflation rate for next year. Also find the current interest rate paid by one-year Treasury bills (this will be the nominal rate of interest for that type o...