Question 1

In 2009,____________ was the most significant real asset of U.S.households in terms of total value.

Accepted Answer

A)  consumer durables
B)  automobiles
C)  real estate
D)  mutual fund shares
E)  bank loansF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following are mechanisms that have evolved to mitigate potential agency problems?
I.Compensation in the form of the firm's stock options
II.Hiring bickering family members as corporate spies
III.Underperforming management teams being forced out by boards of directors
IV.Security analysts monitoring the firm closely
V.Takeover threats

Accepted Answer

A)  II and V
B)  I, III, and IV
C)  I, III, IV, and V
D)  III, IV, and V
E)  I,III,and VF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Corporate shareholders are best protected from incompetent management decisions by

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to engage in proxy fights.
B)  management's control of pecuniary rewards.
C)  the ability to call shareholder meetings.
D)  the threat of takeover by other firms.
E)  one-share/one-vote election rules.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

In 2009,____________ was the most significant financial asset of U.S.commercial banks in terms of total value.

Accepted Answer

A)  loans and leases
B)  cash
C)  real estate
D)  deposits
E)  investment securitiesF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

During the period between 2000 and 2002,a large number of scandals were uncovered.Most of these scandals were related to
I.Manipulation of financial data to misrepresent the actual condition of the firm.
II.Misleading and overly optimistic research reports produced by analysts.
III.Allocating IPOs to executives as a quid pro quo for personal favors.
IV.Greenmail.

Accepted Answer

A)  II, III, and IV
B)  I, II, and IV
C)  II and IV
D)  I, III, and IV
E)  I,II,and IIIF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Mortgage-backed securities were created when ________ began buying mortgage loans from originators and bundling them into large pools that could be traded like any other financial asset.

Accepted Answer

A)  GNMA
B)  FNMA
C)  FHLMC
D)  B and C
E)  A and BF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Financial assets permit all of the following except ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consumption timing
B)  allocation of risk
C)  separation of ownership and control
D)  elimination of risk
E)  all of the aboveF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

In 2009,____________ was the least significant financial asset of U.S.nonfinancial businesses in terms of total value.

Accepted Answer

A)  cash and deposits
B)  trade credit
C)  trade debt
D)  inventory
E)  marketable securitiesF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Discuss securitization as it relates to the field of investments.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The largest component of domestic net worth in 2009 was ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-residential real estate
B)  residential real estate
C)  inventories
D)  consumer durables
E)  equipment and softwareF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

A debt security pays ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a fixed level of income for the life of the owner
B)  a variable level of income for owners on a fixed income
C)  a fixed or variable income stream at the option of the owner
D)  a fixed stream of income or a stream of income that is determined according to a specified formula for the life of the security
E)  none of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

_______ are examples of financial intermediaries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Commercial banks
B)  Insurance companies
C)  Investment companies
D)  Credit unions
E)  All of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

_______ are financial assets.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bonds
B)  Machines
C)  Stocks
D)  A and C
E)  A,B and CF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The value of a derivative security _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  depends on the value of the related security
B)  is unable to be calculated
C)  is unrelated to the value of the related security
D)  has been enhanced due to the recent misuse and negative publicity regarding these instruments
E)  is worthless todayF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

In 2009,____________ was the most significant liability of U.S.commercial banks in terms of total value.

Accepted Answer

A)  loans and leases
B)  cash
C)  real estate
D)  deposits
E)  investment securitiesF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Security selection refers to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  choosing which securities to hold based on their valuation
B)  investing only in "safe" securities
C)  the allocation of assets into broad asset classes
D)  top-down analysis
E)  all of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

New issues of securities are sold in the ________ market(s) .

Accepted Answer

A)  primary
B)  secondary
C)  over the counter
D)  primary and secondary
E)  A and C.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Discuss the agency problem in detail.

Accepted Answer

Managers are the agents of the sharehold...

Question 19

________ are in essence an insurance contract against the default of one or more borrowers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Credit default swaps
B)  CMOs
C)  ETFs
D)  Collateralized debt obligations
E)  all of the above.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The smallest component of domestic net worth in 2009 was ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-residential real estate
B)  residential real estate
C)  inventories
D)  consumer durables
E)  equipment and softwareF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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In 2009,____________ was the least significant financial asset of U.S.nonfinancial businesses in terms of total value.

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Financial assets permit all of the following except ____________.

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A debt security pays ____________.

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_______ are examples of financial intermediaries.

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The value of a derivative security _______.

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Mortgage-backed securities were created when ________ began buying mortgage loans from originators and bundling them into large pools that could be traded like any other financial asset.

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