Questions from Personal Finance

Q: What is buying on margin and how it can go wrong for

What is buying on margin and how it can go wrong for an investor?

Q: Explain what selling short is and how it can go wrong for

Explain what selling short is and how it can go wrong for an investor.

Q: Explain why it is important to review your investment philosophy and goals

Explain why it is important to review your investment philosophy and goals when selecting mutual fund investments.

Q: Explain how you would eliminate funds inappropriate for your investment goals.

Explain how you would eliminate funds inappropriate for your investment goals.

Q: How might you go about monitoring your mutual fund investments?

How might you go about monitoring your mutual fund investments?

Q: Summarize why foreclosures and illiquidity are disadvantages in real estate investing.

Summarize why foreclosures and illiquidity are disadvantages in real estate investing.

Q: Briefly comment on why interest rate risk is dangerous to real estate

Briefly comment on why interest rate risk is dangerous to real estate investors.

Q: Comment on why real estate investors often have time-consuming management

Comment on why real estate investors often have time-consuming management demands.

Q: What percentage of your portfolio, if any, do you think

What percentage of your portfolio, if any, do you think should be invested in high-risk investments? Explain.

Q: Explain how the interest is calculated on a consumer loan that uses

Explain how the interest is calculated on a consumer loan that uses the declining balance method.