Financial Investment Basics-Key Terms

1. CPCU 556 Homework-Week 3
Basic Investment Objective Definition:
Factors in Choice of Investment (10)
Financial Risk
Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk (3)
Rates of Return (include the 4 equations)
Capital Gains Advantages (5)
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2. CPCU 556 Homework-Week 3
Capital Gain Limitations (3)
Average Annual Compound rate of total return
After Tax Total Return
3 methods of diversification
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3. CPCU 556 Homework-Week 3
5 Measures of value for common stocks
Dollar Cost Averaging
Margin Accounts
Selling Short
Defensive Stocks
Name 4 theories of common stock investment
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4. CPCU 556 Homework-Week 3
Degree of Risk
Bear Market
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5. CPCU 556 Homework-Week 3
Operating Rate of Return
Disadvantages of real estate as an investment (4)
Advantages of real estate as an investment (6)
Real Estate Investment Trusts )REITs)
Real Estate Classifications (4)
Like-Kind Exchanges (AKA Section 1031)
Passive Activity
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6. CPCU 556 Homework-Week 3
IPOs
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