Investment

Due date is Thursday December 7, 2014 at 7pm eastern time:

Please see attached file for reference book and questions that need to be answer.

Due date Thursday December 4, 2014 at 7:00pm eastern time

Book need to be used is:

Haim Levy and Thierry Post:  Investments, Prentice Hall-Pearson, 2005.

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When answering the questions please specified chapter the answer is from and the question.

Chapter 2

Answer questions 1 to 5

Chapter 3

Answer questions 1 to 5

Chapter 4

Answer questions 1 to 5

Additional questions to be answer:

1)  What are the components of the investment process?  List all those that are discussed in the textbook and give details on each.  DO NOT JUST LIST THE COMPONENTS and do not quote directly from the textbook.

2)  What are some of the differences between in investments in 'financial assets' versus investments in 'real assets'?  Give specific details.

3)  What are some of the different classifications of common stocks?  Give specific details.

AVOID BREVITY with questions below:

1. Compare and contrast closed-end funds, open-end funds, and hedge funds.

2. Compare different types of derivative securities (be specific)

3. Contrast the Primary and Secondary markets and summarize their respective operations (in details)

4. Describe basic characteristics and types of bonds, stocks and derivatives

5. Discuss various types of pension funds and the investment behavior of pension funds

6. Explain (in detail) the risks involved in investing in securities

Due date Thursday December 4, 2014 at 7:00pm eastern time