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The net wealth of the aggregate economy is equal to the sum of |
| | A) | all real assets. |
| | B) | all financial assets. |
| | C) | all physical assets. |
| | D) | all real and financial assets. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Asset allocation refers to ____________. |
| | 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) | bottom-up analysis |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act ____________. |
| | A) | requires corporations to have more independent directors |
| | B) | requires the firm's CFO to personally vouch for the firm's accounting statements |
| | C) | prohibits auditing firms from providing other services to clients |
| | D) | A and B are correct. |
| | E) | A, B, and C are correct. |
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Financial intermediaries differ from other businesses in that both their assets and their liabilities are mostly |
| | A) | illiquid. |
| | B) | owned by government. |
| | C) | real. |
| | D) | financial. |
| | E) | regulated. |
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Although derivatives can be used as speculative instruments, businesses most often use them to |
| | A) | hedge. |
| | B) | offset debt. |
| | C) | appease stockholders. |
| | D) | attract customers. |
| | E) | enhance their balance sheets. |
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During the period between 2000 and 2002, a large number of scandals were uncovered. Most of these scandals were related to- Manipulation of financial data to misrepresent the actual condition of the firm.
- Misleading and overly optimistic research reports produced by analysts.
- Allocating IPOs to executives as a quid pro quo for personal favors.
- Greenmail.
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| | A) | II, III, and IV |
| | B) | I, II, and IV |
| | C) | II and IV |
| | D) | I, III, and IV |
| | E) | I, II, and III |
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Financial assets |
| | A) | contribute to the country's productive capacity both directly and indirectly. |
| | B) | do not contribute to the country's productive capacity either directly or indirectly. |
| | C) | directly contribute to the country's productive capacity. |
| | D) | indirectly contribute to the country's productive capacity. |
| | E) | are of no value to anyone. |
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In what roles do investment bankers perform? |
| | A) | design securities with desirable properties |
| | B) | market new stock and bond issues for firms |
| | C) | provide advice to the firms as to market conditions, price, etc. |
| | D) | none of the above |
| | E) | all of the above |
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A WEBS security |
| | A) | limits the diversification potential of investors who hold it. |
| | B) | may be traded only in the primary market. |
| | C) | tracks the performance of an index of share returns for a particular country. |
| | D) | is linked directly to the value of a composite index of futures contracts. |
| | E) | must be earned as a performance bonus within a corporation rather than purchased. |
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Which of the following is true about GNMA pass-throughs?- They separate individual home mortgages into heterogeneous pools.
- The purchaser of a GNMA receives monthly interest and principal payments received from payments made on the pool.
- The banks that originated the mortgages continue to service them.
- The banks that originated the mortgages maintain ownership of them.
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| | A) | II, III, and IV |
| | B) | II and III |
| | C) | I, II, and IV |
| | D) | I, III, and IV |
| | E) | I, II, III, and IV |
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