The strength of economic growth in the United States is reported as changes in the:The Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The National Association of Securities Dealers Index (NASDAQ).The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).The Wealth Index of Investments and Inflation (WIII).
Junk bonds:Are bonds issued by junk yards.Are sometimes called "high yield bonds."Are less risky than government bonds.Are not actually bonds.
Credit cards:Are a cost effective way of financing investment purchases.Have interest payments that are not tax deductible.Typically have lower interest rates than home equity loans.Often have 3 month grace periods on new purchases.
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.
If a mutual fund manager increases his/her cash position, it can be said:The manager is anticipating a bear market.The manager is anticipating a bull market.The manager is trying to reduce the fund’s taxable gains.The manager is aggressive.
The net asset value (NAV) of a bond fund:Cannot be determined.Changes as interest rates change.Is determined by the average coupon rates of the bonds in the fund.Will not change as bonds in the fund are bought or sold.
A stock certificate:Is always issued to the individual investor.Represents a primary claim on the firm’s assets.Represents ownership in a corporation.Is handwritten.
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.)