Questions from Personal Finance


Q: Mary Canfield purchased shares in the New Dimensions Global Growth Fund.

Mary Canfield purchased shares in the New Dimensions Global Growth Fund. This fund doesn’t charge a front-end load, but it does charge a contingent deferred sales load of 4 percent for any withdrawal...

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Q: The value of Mike Jackson’s shares in the New Frontiers Technology fund

The value of Mike Jackson’s shares in the New Frontiers Technology fund is $63,200. The management fee for this particular fund is 0.60 percent of the total asset value. Calculate the management fee...

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Q: Betty and James Holloway invested $71,000 in the Financial

Betty and James Holloway invested $71,000 in the Financial Vision Social Responsibility Fund. The management fee for this fund is 0.80 percent of the total asset value. Calculate the management fee...

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Q: As part of his 401(k) retirement plan at work

As part of his 401(k) retirement plan at work, Ken Lowery invests 5 percent of his salary each month in the Capital Investments Lifecycle Fund. At the end of this year, Ken’s 401(k) account has a dol...

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Q: When Jill Thompson received a large settlement from an automobile accident,

When Jill Thompson received a large settlement from an automobile accident, she chose to invest $140,000 in the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. This fund has an expense ratio of 0.14 percent. What is the a...

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Q: The Yamaha Aggressive Growth fund has a 1.83 percent expense

The Yamaha Aggressive Growth fund has a 1.83 percent expense ratio. (LO13.1) a. If you invest $64,000 in this fund, what is the dollar amount of fees that you would pay this year? b. Based on the inf...

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Q: Using the formula to determine the percentage of growth investments discussed in

Using the formula to determine the percentage of growth investments discussed in this chapter, determine how much of Jamie Lee and Ross’s investments should be growth investments? How should the remai...

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Q: Three years ago, you purchased a corporate bond that pays 4

Three years ago, you purchased a corporate bond that pays 4.30 percent. The purchase price was $1,000. What is the annual dollar amount of interest that you receive from your bond investment? (LO11.5...

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Q: Five years ago, you purchased seven corporate bonds that pays 3

Five years ago, you purchased seven corporate bonds that pays 3.84 percent. The purchase price was $1,000. How much interest do you earn on the seven bonds each year? (LO11.5)

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Q: Assume that you purchased a $1,000 convertible corporate bond

Assume that you purchased a $1,000 convertible corporate bond. Also assume the bond can be converted to 18.5 shares of the firm’s stock. What is the dollar value that the stock must reach before inves...

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