Econ 306 finc 340 week 6 homework

Finc 340:

Questions:

1. Compare the risks of bonds with the risks of stocks.  How can you decide which bonds to buy for your portfolio, given your risk tolerance and the risk of the stocks you already own?

2. What is the expense ratio of a mutual fund?  What is a "good" level for an expense ratio?  How does a higher expense ratio hurt your investment returns?

3. What are the differences between a mutual fund and an Exchange Traded Fund?  Are the returns for mutual funds and ETF's on the same investments (i.e. the S&P 500) identical?  Are there expense ratios on ETFs?  Why would you buy an ETF vs the equivalent mututal fund?

Portfolio:

Portfolio Part 4 will be available by Thursday morning

 

Econ 306:

Quiz #6

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