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Chapter 17: Q.13 (page 426)
What does a share of stock represent?
The equity ownership of a company The total number of shares that a business can issue is represented by this text.
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Why should a financial investor care about diversification?
The Darkroom Windowshade Company has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding. The investors in the firm own the following numbers of shares: investor 1 has 20,000 shares; investor 2 has 18,000 shares; investor 3 has 15,000 shares; investor 4 has 10,000 shares; investor 5 has 7,000 shares; and investors 6 through 11 have 5,000 shares each. What is the minimum number of investors it would take to vote to change the company's top management? If investors 1 and 2 agree to vote together, can they be certain of always getting their way in how the company will be run?
You and your friend have opened an account on E-Trade and have each decided to select five similar companies in which to invest. You are diligent in monitoring your selections, tracking prices, current events, and actions the company has taken. Your friend chooses his companies randomly, pays no attention to the financial news, and spends his leisure time focused on everything besides his investments. Explain what might be the performance for each of your portfolios at the end of the year.
You open a 5-year CD for $1000 that pays 2% interest, compounded annually. What is the value of that CD at the end of the five years?
What are some reasons why the investment strategy of a 30-year-old might differ from the investment strategy of a 65-year-old?
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