Answer:
Risk and Return
1. Joe is an average investor. His financial advisor gave him options of investing in stock A, with a σ of 12%, and stock B, with a σ of 9%. Both stocks have the same expected return of 16%. Joe can pick only one stock and decides to invest in stock B.
Good Financial Decision?
Yes
No
2. Marcie works for an educational technology firm that recently launched its employee stock option plan (ESOP). Marcie allocated all her investments in the ESOP.
Good Financial Decision?
Yes
No
3. rin wants to invest in a hedge fund that has had a very strong performance track record. The hedge fund has given its investors a return of over 60% for the past five years. Although Erin is tempted to put her money in the fund, she decides to conduct due diligence on the hedge fund’s assets, because she is aware that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Good Financial Decision?
Yes
No
Explanation:
1. Joe's decision to invest in stock B is a good financial decision. Since both investments have the same returns, the decision on which investment to take shifts to the standard deviation of the returns, which specifies the variability of the returns. Invariably, the investment with less standard deviation should win the vote. Therefore, Joe's decision is a good financial decision because investment in B has a standard deviation of 9% unlike A's 12%.
2. Putting all eggs in one market as Marcie had done by allocating all her investments in the ESOP is not a good financial decision, theoretically. It is always best to spread the risks, though higher-yielding investments (returns) bear higher risks.
3. The decision of Erin to conduct due diligence on the hedge fund's assets, despite its past performance is a good financial decision. Due diligence reveals some behind-the-scene information that are instrumental in making sound business decisions. Who are the present managers of the fund? What systems are in place in the entity to guarantee similar future performance, all things being equal? What market's sentiments and information are available for consideration? These questions, and many others can be answered through a due diligence. Surely, "past performance is no guarantee of future results."
Answer:
The answer is Duress.
Explanation:
Duress is a term in law used to justify a wrong action but excluding murder cases.
For a defendant to successfully prove he or she acted under duress, the following must be satisfied:
1. The defendant is in an immediate danger that could lead to death. For example, if Dreyfus shoots Eton by refusing, he can shoot Eton to death.
2. There is a believe that the defendant will be will be hurt
3. There is no option to avoid the harm or being hurt other than to succumb to doing the illegal action.
Answer:
Option (B) 5.5%
Explanation:
Data provided in the question :
Factor Risk premium
Factor 1 5%
Factor 2 3%
Beta of stock A on factor 1 = 1.4
Beta of stock A on factor 2 = 0.5
Expected return = 14%
Now,
Expected return
= Risk free rate + (Beta of factor 1 × Risk premium of factor 1) + (Beta of factor 2 × Risk premium of factor 2)
or
14% = Risk free rate + (1.4 × 5%) + (0.5 × 3%)
or
14% = Risk free rate + ( 7% + 1.5% )
or
Risk free rate = 5.5%
Hence,
Option (B) 5.5%
Answer: Low risk taking culture
Explanation:
Organisational culture includes the behaviour, beliefs, value and principles in which an organisation operates on. It's entails the way business are done, decisions are made etc.
Low risk taking is an organisation culture aimed at minimising risks. Recommendations and Decisions are based on facts and genuine data not on abstract and unreal thoughts with decisions fully documented.
