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<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Complete</strong> <strong>Week</strong> <strong>Discussions</strong> <strong>Package</strong><br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 1 Discussion 1<br />
Primary and Secondary Markets (graded)<br />
What is the difference between a primary market and a secondary market? Provide examples of well-known markets<br />
and categorize them appropriately. What are several examples of different types of indices, and what do they measure?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 1 Discussion 2<br />
Financial Data (graded)<br />
Go to .yahoo.com/">http://finance.yahoo.com/, and tell us what kinds of financial data you can find on the site. Are<br />
there other sites where you can find similar data? Please share with the class the sites you find.<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 2 Discussion 1<br />
Industry Life Cycles (graded)<br />
What are the five stages of industry life cycles? Choose five industries that you believe represent each part of the cycle,<br />
and explain why each industry may fall under each respective stage. How will investor expectations related to capital<br />
needs, dividend payments, and returns change under each stage?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 2 Discussion 2<br />
P/E Ratios and Stocks (graded)<br />
What is a P/E ratio, and why is it important in stock valuation? Choose a company stock, and discuss its P/E ratio. Do<br />
you believe the P/E ratio provides an accurate assessment of the company’s performance?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 3 Discussion 1<br />
Special Events in Investing (graded)
Under what special situations do you think it is best to invest? Please explain and support your reasoning. This section<br />
lists options that can be used to view responses.<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 3 Discussion 2<br />
Technical Analysis in Investing (graded)<br />
Is technical analysis (charting) a valid way to manage your investments? Why or why not? Please support your answer<br />
with class material or material that you find on the Internet.<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 Discussion 1<br />
Bonds Versus Stocks (graded)<br />
Why would you want to invest in a bond over a stock? What are some of the risks associated with investing in bonds?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 Discussion 2<br />
Duration (graded)<br />
How can duration be used to determine a rough measure of the percentage change in the price of a bond as a result<br />
of interest rate changes?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion 1<br />
What are Derivatives and Convertibles? (graded)<br />
What are some derivative products? Illustrate their use as investment vehicles. What are convertible securities? What<br />
are the advantages and disadvantages of owning a convertible security?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion 2<br />
Options Trading and Financial Futures (graded)<br />
What is the difference between writing a covered and a naked call option? Do you think naked options are more of an<br />
investment or purely used for speculation? Please support your reasoning. This section lists options that can be used<br />
to view responses.<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 6 Discussion 1<br />
Mutual Funds (graded)<br />
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of investing in a mutual fund? Explain why the vast array of<br />
mutual funds available may be a partial drawback for investors. How can investors assess mutual fund performance?<br />
This section lists options that can be used to view responses.<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 6 Discussion 2<br />
Real-Asset Investing (graded)<br />
What real asset do you think is best to invest in for the present environment and why? Explain why investor choices<br />
may have changed over the last several decades.
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 7 Discussion 1<br />
Systematic and Unsystematic Risk (graded)<br />
Discuss systematic risk and unsystematic risk, and how they are measured. Is it possible to neutralize or lessen the<br />
effects of each of these risks? If yes, how can this be accomplished?<br />
<strong>FIN</strong> <strong>351</strong> <strong>DeVry</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 7 Discussion 2<br />
Diversification (graded)<br />
What is the advantage of a diversified portfolio? Why invest in different types of asset classes? Are there any<br />
disadvantages associated with a diversified portfolio?
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