Introduction To Investing Quiz
Have you or are you studying finance, economics, investing or banking on a regular basis and how much information do you recall from the study? Take this quiz if you want to refresh your memory on investing.
- 1.Why do you look at the long-term track record with a mutual fund?
- 2.How do you go about finding the right person to help you invest?
- 3.The relatiioshipp between risk and return in investing can be stated as:
- A.
Higher risk indicates lower return
- B.
Higher risk indicates higher return
- C.
Lower risk indicates higher return
- D.
No relationship exists between risk and return
- 4.A diversified portfolio is desirable because it:
- A.
Increases the risk/return ratio
- B.
Limits investors choices to only one or two investment tools
- C.
Indicates an investor is a good predictor of the return an investment will have
- D.
Decreases risk by investing money in a variety of investment tools
- 5.Which of the following is true in regards to investing in stock?
- A.
A stock investor may or may not receive a profit
- B.
A stock investor may receive a dividend
- C.
A stock investor owns a part of a company
- D.
All of the above
- 6.What is a bond?
- A.
A type of debt that a company issues to investors for a specified amount of time
- B.
A share of ownership in a company
- C.
A type of investment that is only offered by depository institutions
- D.
A type of Certificate of Deposit with a higher than average interest rate
- 7.The value of a stock can change when:
- A.
Dollar value of a stock increases or decreases
- B.
A stock split occurs
- C.
A merger happens between two companies
- D.
All of the above
- 8.A growth stock is associated with a company:
- A.
That is new with a consistent record of relatively rapid growth and earnings
- B.
With a spotty earnings pattern but potential for substantial earnings in the future
- C.
Which dominates its respective industry and has a good company management reputation
- D.
With a steady stream of income paying high dividends and retaining only a small portion of profits
- 9.A blue chip stock is associated with a company:
- A.
With a consistent record of relatively rapid growth and earnings
- B.
With a spotty earnings pattern but potential for substantial earnings in the future
- C.
Which dominates its respective industry and has a good company management reputation
- D.
With a steady stream of income paying high dividends and retaining only a small portion of profits
- 10.Conner wants to purchase stocks with the money he received from his tax return. Who would he contact to make the transactions?
- A.
A brokerage firm
- B.
A depository institution
- C.
The New York Stock Exchange
- D.
Any of the above
- 11.Which of the following investment tools is considered to be a speculative investment?
- A.
Real Estate
- B.
Mutual Fund
- C.
Savings Bond
- D.
Futures
- 12.What is inflation?
- A.
The rise in the general level of prices.
- B.
The uncertainty the return on an investment will deviate from what is expected.
- C.
The number of times something happens to money.
- D.
The projected value of an investment at the end of a specified time frame.
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Sample QuestionOn October 1, 2009, York Company purchased 4,000 of the P1,000 face value, 10% bonds of Dell Company for P4,400,00 which includes accrued interest of P100,000. The bonds, which mature on January 1, 2016, pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1. York uses the straight-line method of amortization and appropriately records the bonds as a long-term investment. The bonds should be shown on York's December 31, 2009 balance sheet at:
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Sample QuestionFunds Administration is the name given to the set of services provided in support of the running of a fund.
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Sample QuestionOn January 1, 2009, Man Company adopted a plan to accumulate P5,000,000 by January 1, 2014. Man plans to make 5 equal annual deposits that will earn interest at 9% compounded annually. Man-made the first deposit on December 31, 2009. The future value of an ordinary annuity of 1 at 9% for 5 periods is 6.52. What amount must be deposited annually at the compound interest to accumulate the desired amount of P5,000,000?
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