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A 35-year old individual with 4 young children and a spouse who doesn’t work should probably consider purchasing which of the following types of insurance:

Long-term care insurance.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
(b) and (c).

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.)

A zero coupon bond:

Is sold at a discount to face value.
Is worthless.
Matures immediately.
Always has a call feature.

The P/E ratio:

Is the same for all firms in a given industry.
Does not change over time.
Is typically higher for firms whose earnings are expected to grow rapidly.
Is the same as the dividend yield.

Dividends are taxed:

At the investor’s marginal income tax rate.
At a maximum rate of 15%.
Only when the stock is sold.
Dividends are never taxed.

Mortgage payments:

Can be completely deducted from income for tax purposes.
Vary from month to month on a fixed rate loan.
Represent high principal payments early in the term of the loan.
Are typically tax deductible to the extent that they represent payment of interest.

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.

If you call your broker to purchase a "round lot" you are:

Buying a mutual fund of 100 different stocks.
Authorizing him/her to decide how many shares to buy.
Negotiating commissions on future purchases and sales.
Purchasing 100 shares of a specific stock.

 
   
   
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