A benchmark asset, commonly considered by investors to be risk-free:Treasury Bill (T-Bill).Share of preferred stock.A EurobondA junk bond.
For tax purposes, a capital gain is considered long term if the investment was held more than:1 day.1 month.1 year.10 years.
The January Effect:Is the influence on the market of the mutual funds’ performance reported in December.Is another name for the Superbowl anomaly believed to affect stock prices.Is the result of several studies regarding inexplicably higher returns during January.Supports the predictabilityof cyclical prices determined by chaos theory.(Portfolio Construction, Management and Protection by Robert A. Strong, p. 182.)
Determining total return typically utilizes the:Inflation-adjusted annual performance of all mutual-funds.Annual capital gain plus dividend payout of a stock or fund.Math skills learned in college-level calculus courses.Dividend yield on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Technical analysis is a technique based on factors that are inherent to the market and include:Number of shares sold on a specific day.Number of consecutive days of price increases of a stock.Changes in the direction of movement of a market index.All of the above
Disability income insurance:Can cover part of your lost income while you are disabled.Pays medical expenses associated with a disability.Should only be purchased by star athletes.Is primarily for the unemployed.
A prudent investor:Does not have to consider the tax effect of long-term gains.Evaluates his/her investments on an after-tax basis.Studiously avoids income-shifting among funds.Knows that a drop in the dividend payout signals a stronger firm.
A 35-year old individual with 4 young children and a spouse who doesn’t work should probably consider purchasing which of the following types of insurance:Long-term care insurance.Disability insurance.Life insurance.(b) and (c).