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The Investment
Environment
What is an Investment?
Investment: any asset into which funds
can be placed with the expectation that it
will generate positive income and/or
increase its value
Return: the reward for owning an
investment
Income from investment
Increase in value of investment
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Attributes of Investments
Securities or Property
Securities: stocks, bonds, options
Real Property: land, buildings
Tangible Personal Property: gold, artwork,
antiques, collectables
Direct or Indirect
Direct: investor directly owns a claim on a
security or property
Indirect: investor owns an interest in a
professionally managed collection of securities
or properties
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Attributes of Investments
(cont'd)
Debt, Equity or Derivative Securities
Debt: investor lends funds in exchange for
interest income and repayment of loan in future
(bonds)
Equity: represents ongoing ownership in a
business or property (common stocks)
Derivative Securities: neither debt nor equity;
derive value from an underlying asset (options)
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Attributes of Investments
(cont'd)
Short-Term or Long-Term
Short-Term: mature within one year
Long-Term: maturities of longer than a year
Domestic or Foreign
Domestic: U.S.-based companies
Foreign: foreign-based companies
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Business
Investments in production of goods and services
Typically net demanders of funds
Individuals
Some need for loans (house, auto)
Typically net suppliers of funds
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Types of Investors
Individual Investors
Invest for personal financial goals
(retirement, house)
Institutional Investors
Paid to manage other peoples money
Trade large volumes of securities
Include: banks, life insurance companies,
mutual funds, pension funds
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Types of Investments
Short-term Investments
Conservative investments with lives of 1 year or less
Provide high liquidity
Common Stock
Represents an ownership share of a corporations
Return comes through dividends and capital gains
Fixed-income Securities
Bonds
Convertible Securities
Preferred Stock
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Hedge Funds
Funds that pool resources from different investors, but
usually have higher minimum investments and are less
regulated than mutual funds
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Steps in Investing
Step 1: Meeting Investment Prerequisites
a. Adequately provide for necessities of life, including funds
for meeting emergency cash needs
b. Adequate protection against various common risks, such
as death, illness, disability
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State taxes
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Individual plans
Individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and Roth IRAs
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Disadvantages
Low levels of return
Loss of potential purchasing power from inflation
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Careers in Finance
Commercial banking employs more people than
any other part of financial services industry
Corporate finance requires broad understanding
of functional areas of a business
Financial planning professionals in this area often
acquire the Certified Financial Planner certification
Insurance usually involves risk management or
asset management
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